A group of Senate Republicans recently asked Biden administration officials for an update on its efforts to recover fraudulent benefits obtained through the temporary COVID-19 unemployment insurance (...
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U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation that seeks to provide more transparency to college students before they take out a loan. Their bill, the Student Transp...
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The leaders of the House Committee on Small Business are urging President Joe Biden to nominate a chief counsel for advocacy at the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. “The Smal...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently outlined the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT), which clarifies issues regarding insurance industry accountin...
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has settled with both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on an error it made implementing a certai...
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking feedback on developing a social bond policy for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Currently, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the enterprises) issue label...
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Data, technology, and market infrastructure provider Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is detailing record North American environmental markets volume and participation, noting 270 companies traded last...
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U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ken Buck (R-CO) recently reintroduced the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act (H.R. 1017) to ensure corporate bankruptcy proceedings are adjudicated locally, enabling those i...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions in securities. Now, the settlement cycle will move from t...
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has forwarded correspondence to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council, expressing opposition to proposed small business greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) requirements. ...
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