Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials have detailed an initiative enabling homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages to obtain flood insurance policies meeting FHA requirements from private insura...
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Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR) poll results maintain that 59 percent of Republican South Carolina voters support federal cannabis reform. The cannabis legalization...
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A group of Democratic senators is urging federal regulators to review the crypto trading activities of fintech bank SoFi. In a letter to Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Federal Res...
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Republican members of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee issued a report with policy recommendations to reduce inflation and help spur economic growth. “Persistent inflation poses a sign...
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U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced legislation that seeks to ensure that legally operating cannabis small businesses have access to loans and programs provided by the Small Business Administratio...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated administrative proceedings against a Wyoming-based agency to determine whether a stop order should be issued regarding two crypto assets...
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U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) introduced a bill this week that would allow the U.S. Treasury Secretary to waive what they deem counterproductive voting mandates at the International Financial Instituti...
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U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have joined 13 colleagues in introducing the IRS Funding Accountability Act, which would provide Congress input regarding Internal Revenue Serv...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a new report the agency indicated targets legal violations identified during supervisory examinations in the first half of this year. Of...
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Last week, legislation was introduced in Congress to protect consumers from deceptive and predatory payday lending practices. The Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act was intr...
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U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are seeking answers from the leaders of FTX Trading Co. on the status of customers' funds after the crypto trading exchange went bankrupt. ...
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A group of lawmakers recently touted Senate advancement of the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, which now proceeds to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. The ...
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Federal policymakers need to regulate the evolving market for digital asset products and services to build investor confidence, according to a new white paper by Dr. Peter Ryan, managing director and ...
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U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) recently forwarded correspondence to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) seeking data regarding financial services offered to min...
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U.S. Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced legislation that seeks to bring more accountability to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The Responsible Accounting ...
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A recent report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury is calling for enhanced oversight of the consumer financial activities of non-bank firms, particularly fintech entities. The Treasury Depart...
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A group of banking industry associations responded to a request for information (RFI) by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on new cyber incident reporting requirements. Th...
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has established a new webpage focused on cryptocurrencies, noting the effort seeks to provide information to avoid scams and other potential risks. “From cel...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued two reports examining the tenant background check industry maintain errors often result in increased costs and quality rental housing ba...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed 760 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2022, a 9 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, the commission announced this week. Of thi...
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