A group of financial trade organizations recently expressed support of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019, which will soon be under House of Representatives consideration. ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recently released Innovation Insight report offers a look into the relationship between subjective financial well-being and objective credit report ...
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During a Facebook town hall meeting Monday, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) stated that Congress should not approve tax legislation that fails to benefit working families financially. “We have an oppor...
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Florida officials have launched an effort designed to encourage the start, relocation, and expansion of financial technology (FinTech) companies within the state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made the...
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $18 million in grant funds to 41 state international trade agencies via the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to support export growth. “SBA...
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North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) officials are expressing opposition to private securities markets expansion, advocating additional public markets impact and investor prote...
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Nitin Mhatre has been elected Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) chairman of the Board of Directors. Mhatre serves as executive vice president and head of Community Banking at Webster Bank. Terms f...
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The North American Securities Administrators Association’s (NASAA) recently released annual enforcement report determined securities regulators were responsible for $1 billion in monetary relief as ...
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The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) maintains state securities regulators are concerned cybersecurity deficiencies are rising among investment advisers. “Cybersecuri...
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Federal Reserve Board officials are seeking the public’s input regarding a proposal to establish capital requirements for certain insurance companies the Board supervises. The proposal, known a...
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Small Business Access to Capital Coalition members are encouraging lawmakers to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) flagship 7(a) business loan program. The coali...
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Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) officials said the organization’s Bancard division has launched an interactive tool to help community bank clients create a custom digital payments st...
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Ryozo Himino was recently appointed to serve as the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Standing Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation (SRC) chairman. The SRC addresses pivotal financ...
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Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) announced last week that he is co-sponsoring a bill designed to exclude grants supporting residential seismic retrofits from federal taxation. The Earthquake Mitigation Incent...
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform are encouraging the Trump Administration to index capital gains to inflation. Cruz and Norquist outlined thoughts on ...
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Executive Vice President Cam Funkhouser will retire at the end of the year, after more than 35 years with the organization. Funkhouser has led the or...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is expressing concern regarding the appointment of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman Appointee Robert Cameron, citing a conflict of intere...
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who authored recently signed legislation designed to streamline existing debt reorganization procedures, is touting the benefits of the measure. The Small Business Reorg...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials said the agency’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) would conduct a public meeting via teleconference on Sept. 9. At the meeting, the MRA...
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released last week staff guidance documents to raise awareness and assist auditors in advance of the effective date of new estimates and specialis...
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