Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee cautioned their Senate colleague about what they see as the drawbacks of the drug price control mandates in the Build Back Better Act. The GOP se...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will explore post-secondary schools extending private loans directly to students. “Schools that offer students loans to attend their classes have ...
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Credit Suisse Securities has been fined $9 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for failing to comply with securities rules designed to protect investors. Specifically, Cr...
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Cannabis industry banking and payment solutions firm Dama Financial has acquired B2B SaaS platform GrowFlow Corp., which is dedicated to helping clients grow their cannabis businesses. "With this a...
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Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) officials said the agency has reached settlements with over 400 mortgage loan originators nationwide in violation of the SAFE Act. The CSBS said the mort...
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A discussion paper that looks at the pros and cons of a potential U.S. central bank digital currency was released by the Federal Reserve Board on Thursday. The paper examines the current state of t...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put out a call for candidates to serve on the Investor Advisory Committee. Established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro...
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is touting the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) recent report examining domestic prescription drug spending and pricing. Accord...
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California state officials are touting benefits of the Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program, which has allocated nearly $100 million to aid jurisdictions in transitioning provisional cannabis l...
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A group of congress members recently requested information from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on the digital asset marketplace. Specifically, they want to know about its rapid gro...
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A group of cryptocurrency experts conceded the vast energy needs of the burgeoning crypto mining industry but told Congress on Thursday there are many ways to mitigate the growing energy use. “Pe...
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) said developing contractual standards and documentation templates for digital asset derivatives is a priority this year. "Robust contract...
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Officials representing pure play hemp company Generation Hemp, Inc. and cryptocurrency firm Crypt Solutions said the entities have partnered to build “Green Energy” plants and Bitcoin mining compl...
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U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) recently forwarded correspondence to the Director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR), noting they are encouraging the office to use tools...
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The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an initiative to strengthen enforcement against illegal mergers. Justice Department officials say that ...
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The bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which remains stalled in the U.S. Senate, could help make a difference in ending the federal prohibition against cannabis, an almost $18 ...
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The United States urgently needs to create a central regulatory framework for digital assets that protects all parties involved to minimize fraud and abuse, according to several experts, who think tha...
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GrowGeneration Corp. and Harvest 360 Technologies, LLC (H360) recently announced their collaboration in initiating a new program designed to support the cannabis industry's social equity and economic ...
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Financial technology firm Milo is detailing its new crypto mortgage offering, which seeks to ease the process of crypto investors utilizing digital assets to buy domestic real estate. "The world is...
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A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that would exempt nurses in the federal Nurse Corps from paying income tax on their student loan forgiveness and scholarships. The Nurse Corps Tax P...
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