The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged S&P Global Ratings with violating rules designed to prevent sales and marketing considerations from influencing credit ratings. The SEC invo...
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A Union Bank-commissioned survey of small business owners has determined there is optimism about the holiday season and confidence in preparation to adapt amid efforts to meet customer needs. The ...
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) officials are touting trading of the PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) as the first ETF to list on the NYSE in 15 years. The PIMCO Active Bond also serves ...
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A publication recently released by the Bank of America Institute, a Bank of America think tank, maintains October's overall consumer spending increased, but at a slower pace than prior months. "Our...
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California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) officials have outlined a series of cannabis regulations revisions to provide simplification, ease licensee challenges and bolster consumer protections....
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory this week affirming that neither consumer reporting companies nor information furnishers can avoid dispute investigation requirements...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a bulletin last week that highlights complaints the bureau has received related to crypto assets. From October 2018 to September 2022, the ...
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The Inter-Agency Working Group on Treasury Market Surveillance (IAWG) issued an update on the steps its members have taken to enhance the resilience of the U.S. Treasury market. The IAWG members ha...
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A group of Senate Committee on Finance members recently released a legislative discussion draft to bolster mental health care services integration while also expanding crisis care access. Senate Fi...
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A poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) determined 99 percent of consumers surveyed provided their banks with favorable online and mobile app ratings. ...
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A new study by the ROIG Group found that only about 11 percent of U.S. banks are well-positioned right now to adopt growth activities. Conversely, the other 89 percent should be focused on other ch...
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A National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) analysis maintains inflation and labor shortages remain at the forefront of small business owner concerns. “Owners continue to show a dismal v...
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Through the first half of 2022, demand for mortgages in the United States has reached a 22-year low, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study. This follows wha...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury outlined that collaboration with partners in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) resulted in sanctions regarding the fentanyl global supply chain. The Tr...
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Maryland and Missouri have become the 20th and 21st states to approve recreational marijuana use. “Maryland voters have overwhelmingly rejected the failed policy of prohibition and voted for the ...
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The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reached out to the U.S. Treasury with its views on regulating digital assets. In a letter to Treasury’s Office of Strategic Policy, Terrorist Financin...
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Mortgage loan originations for commercial and multifamily properties dropped 13 percent in the third quarter compared to the third quarter of 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (M...
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U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) recently introduced the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act (H.R. 9272), which seeks to provide consumers with resources to achieve financial goals and genera...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report that includes the first phase of results from a multiphase research effort to develop a technical framework for a wholesale central bank digital ...
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The American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) released a paper this week arguing that the major stock exchanges -- including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq – should inc...
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