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Senate overturns CFPB’s overdraft protection rule

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 31, 2025   |   Featured

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution last week to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule that would cap overdraft fees at $5 for large banks and credit unions. The overdr...

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Bipartisan bills aimed at protecting rural small businesses introduced in Senate

By Liz Carey  |   March 31, 2025   |   Federal

The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced two bills aimed at helping rural small businesses this week. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), chair of the committee, said the...

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SEC votes to end its defense of climate-risk disclosure rules

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 31, 2025   |   Federal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to end its defense of the rules requiring disclosure of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. “The goal of today’s Commission ac...

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Trump administration issues order for federal government to use electronic payments

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 28, 2025   |   Featured

President Donald Trump issued an executive order that seeks to mandate a transition to electronic payments for all Federal disbursements and receipts. The order states that the use of paper-based ...

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House bill seeks to clarify distinction between an asset and securities contract

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 28, 2025   |   Digital Currency

U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Darren Soto (D-FL) are sponsoring legislation designed to bring regulatory clarity to the digital asset ecosystem. Currently, securities laws do not distinguish betw...

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Small-business owners’ confidence in economy falls

By Melina Druga  |   March 28, 2025   |   Industry

Small-business owners’ confidence dropped to 62.3 from 69.1 during the first quarter in all business categories, according to the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. The qu...

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Legislation to establish stablecoin framework introduced

By Liz Carey  |   March 28, 2025   |   Digital Currency

U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and French Hill (R-AR) introduced legislation aimed at establishing a framework for dollar-denominated payment stablecoins in the United States. Steil, the chair of t...

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ABA report says credit conditions have declined for the first time in five quarters

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 27, 2025   |   Featured

Credit conditions in the U.S. have worsened for the first time in five months and are expected to weaken over the next six months, according to the American Bankers Association’s Credit Conditions I...

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SEC to hold roundtables on crypto asset regulation

By Melina Druga  |   March 27, 2025   |   Digital Currency

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force plans to hold four roundtables this spring as part of its ongoing series on crypto asset regulation. “The Crypto Task Force roun...

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New study looks at the economic impact of private equity

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 27, 2025   |   Industry

A new report from the American Investment Council and Ernst & Young examines the impact of private equity investments on the economy. Nationally, private equity directly employed 13.3 million work...

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Congressmembers urge Commerce Secretary Lutnick to protect Minority Business Development agency

By Liz Carey  |   March 26, 2025   |   Federal

As President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders continue to gut federal programs, U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) are urging U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to p...

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Financial industry groups urge Congress not to intervene in credit card market

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 26, 2025   |   Featured

Several financial industry groups, including the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) are warning federal lawmakers not to intervene in the U.S. credit card market. The groups cited prop...

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Legislation would refine definition of tipped employees

By Melina Druga  |   March 26, 2025   |   Federal

The Tipped Employee Protection Act of 2025 would amend the Federal Labor Standards Act to remove interpretive language in the definition of a tipped employee. It also would restrict judges or bureaucr...

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Corporate leaders press Congress to reauthorize cybersecurity protection law

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 26, 2025   |   Federal

Corporate and industry leaders from the financial services, energy and technology sectors are urging Congress to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act before it expires on Sept. 30. ...

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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ending reputation risk evaluations

By Melina Druga  |   March 25, 2025   |   Federal

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will no longer examine its regulated institutions for reputation risk and have removed references to reputation risk from its handbooks and guidance...

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SBA reorganization plan includes workforce reductions

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 25, 2025   |   Featured

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is undergoing an agency-wide reorganization that will result in a 43 percent reduction in its workforce. The staff reduction will eliminate those roles ...

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FinCEN issues interim final rule to eliminate beneficial ownership reporting requirement

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 25, 2025   |   Federal

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that eliminates the requirement for U.S. companies and persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI). Speci...

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Court orders recovery of nearly $2.3M for online romance scam victims

By Liz Carey  |   March 25, 2025   |   Federal

The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued a default judgement against Debiex Friday, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The order found Debiex liable fo...

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Rep. Smucker, Sen. Lankford urge Trump administration to address concerns in UI system

By Dave Kovaleski  |   March 24, 2025   |   Featured

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) are urging the Trump administration to address issues that have negatively impacted the unemployment insurance (UI) system. The l...

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BankFirst Capital, Magnolia State Corp. merging

By Melina Druga  |   March 24, 2025   |   Industry

Mississippi-based BankFirst Capital Corp., the parent company of BankFirst Financial Services, and Mississippi-based The Magnolia State Corp., recently signed a definitive merger agreement. Under t...

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Cannabis Banking

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Digital Currency

  • SEC charges Unicoin, top executives in offering fraud
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