The outlook of small business owners on the U.S. economy weakened slightly in the first quarter, according to the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. The index dropped slight...
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Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) are touting the benefits of the recently introduced the Senior Security Act, which would protect seniors from financial crimes and scammers. Bil...
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A Senate Finance Committee investigation has found major violations by Swiss bank Credit Suisse of a 2014 plea agreement it made with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The two-year investigati...
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has outlined Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enhanced payment deferral policies enabling borrowers facing hardship to defer up to six months of mortgage payments. ...
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U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), and Roger Williams (R-TX) introduced a bill that seeks to exempt certain financial institutions and transactions from the Consumer Financial P...
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U.S. Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) recently introduced legislation that seeks aid from local and state governments in economic development and job creation. The Investin...
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Real estate finance industry standards organization MISMO is soliciting public comment regarding its new white paper offering blockchain analysis. Blockchain in the Mortgage Industry outlines findi...
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee Chair, is leading an investigation into auto supply chain links to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China. In December, Wyden...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill in the House allowing investment companies to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically. The Improving Disclosure for Investors ...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials have outlined a civil enforcement action charging Changpeng Zhao and three entities operating the Binance trading platform with alleged regulation...
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U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) are among a group of Republican senators who introduced a resolution this week to overturn President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student lo...
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) maintains property and casualty insurers are combating inflation, escalating claims, and record natural disaster losses amid rising capital...
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Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are seeking answers from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on their supervision of Silicon Valley Bank (S...
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Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL), co-chairs of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, recently introduced a bill to establish regulatory clarity for the blockchain ecosyst...
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The Department of Justice indicated Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc. (TBIS) CEO and founder Michael Alan Stollery has been sentenced for his role in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud sch...
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will sell all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank N.A. to First–Citizens Bank & Trust Company, based in Raleigh, N.C. The Silicon Val...
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A group of lawmakers recently unveiled a Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff report outlining the cost of a potential default, maintaining that raising the debt limit is essential. Senate Maj...
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The leaders of the House Financial Services Committee sent letters to the heads of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Treasury Department, seeking information on the Biden Administra...
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A survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has found that small businesses are facing issues with affordability in terms of providing health insurance for their employees. ...
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Findings from an Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Investment Company Institute (ICI) study maintain consistent 401(k) plan participant account balances increased from year-end 2016 throu...
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