U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) have joined 22 colleagues to co-sponsor a bill that seeks to provide public employees with full Social Security benefit...
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A group of lawmakers, led by U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), recently urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finalize a climate disclosure rule wi...
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials have detailed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser BKCoin Management LLC and one of its principals, Kevin Kang. Per the SEC,...
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U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a bill that seeks to help Americans make more informed decisions regarding when to claim...
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A group of Democratic senators recently urged federal agencies to coordinate a supervisory approach to peer-to-peer payment systems such as Zelle and similar apps with the Consumer Financial Protectio...
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Senate Banking Committee Republicans have forwarded correspondence to Federal Reserve System Board of Governors Chair Jerome Powell, citing concerns regarding Federal Reserve capital review requiremen...
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A bill that would reform the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Whistleblower Awards Program was introduced in Congress this week. IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act was introduced by U.S. R...
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U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) recently forwarded correspondence to crypto exchange, Binance, and its domestic affiliate, Binance.US seeking ins...
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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the chair-designate of the Joint Economic Committee, is among a group of senators urging President Joe Biden to utilize a “whole-of-government” approach to addres...
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U.S. Rep. Alex X. Mooney (R-WV) recently reintroduced the Transparency in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Cost-Benefit Analysis Act (H.R. 1313), which seeks to bolster Consumer Financial P...
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U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) is touting the benefits of a bill that pairs debt ceiling increases with equal federal spending cuts to reduce the nation's $31 trillion debt. Feenstra recently intr...
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) expressed concerns to the Acting Comptroller of the Currency about bank branch closures in low- to moderate-income communities. The inquiry follows a report from the...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) are seeking clarification from federal banking regulators on how banks and financial institutions should account for the custody of...
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A recent report examined Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) marketing practices and how some of the approaches are harmful to seniors. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released Sales Before S...
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The U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation that would require the president to publish the inflationary impact of executive actions before enacting them. The Reduce Exacerbated Inflatio...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) reintroduced Wednesday the More Homes on the Market Act, which addresses housing availability and affordability concerns. Per the bill, the tax...
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The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) recently joined a group of organizations asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to extend the deadline to comment on the bureau’s proposa...
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is commending the House Financial Services Committee for advancing the China Financial Threat Mitigation Act, which seeks to strengthen global ally coalitions to co...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is seeking information from the U.S. Treasury Department on its current projection of the date when the U.S. would default on its debt if the debt limit is not raised....
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI Fund) has earmarked $194.1 million in financial assistance awards to 252 Community Development Finan...
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