A group of House Republicans are requesting that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provide a briefing on recent changes impacting asset management firms. Specifically, they would lik...
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Bipartisan legislation unveiled Oct. 25 in Congress would reform the process the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) uses when issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to financial services ...
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A reduction in the annual workers’ compensation assessment rate is expected to save New York State employers more than $191 million in 2025. Employers pay an annual assessment to operate the work...
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U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is among a group of Republican senators that are introducing legislation to replenish the Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. In mid-October, t...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule on an executive order related to national security threats from countries of concern. The rule implements executive order 14105, which is cal...
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Small-business job growth in October was 100.06, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, a monthly report on businesses with fewer than 50 workers. The report analyses of national...
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Consumers say they are happy with their credit cards and do not want the government to interfere with their rewards programs, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by Morning Consult on be...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took a civil enforcement action against a firm for allegedly operating a commodity pool scheme. The legal action was filed in the U.S. District Court...
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A group of Democratic senators are looking into the effect of a multi-billion dollar real estate purchase that puts more than 5,200 rental units under the control of private equity firm KKR. In a ...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules recently designed to improve the resilience of covered clearing agencies. The SEC’s actions include rule amendments that establish new ...
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Eight-five percent of Americans with a bank account say they are “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their primary bank, according to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of...
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The Bank Policy Institute (BPI) and Kentucky Bankers Association filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over a rule that governs financial data protection. The laws...
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published a new report on how the virtual metaverse could impact business models and processes. The report, titled "The Metaverse and the Implicati...
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A new white paper issued by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) finds that reforms are needed to modernize Section 8 housing laws. The paper, called “RESPA at 50: Key Reforms to RESPA Section 8 ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently awarded the Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) a $525,000 grant supporting the Hawaiʻi State Trade Expansi...
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Final tax credit rules from the U.S. Treasury Department will expand the clean energy manufacturing base in America, officials said Oct. 24. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the new final ru...
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency that leads international development and humanitarian assistance efforts, and Visa, a digital payments company, are working to improve ...
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Dun & Bradstreet are launching a new climate risk data service for privately held companies. The service will provide transition risk data, including Greenhous...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund on Wednesday awarded more than $246.4 million for affordable housing and community facilities for low-income c...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is one of several organizations that filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County, Maryland, over the county’s gas ban on new construction. NFIB filed...
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