The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a final statement of policy (SOP) this week on bank merger transactions. The final SOP addresses the scope of transactions subject to FDI...
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation that would provide states with greater flexibility in administering existing unemployment benefits so that more Americans can find goo...
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U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced legislation that seeks to create a program that helps small businesses lock in the cost of commodities, like gasoline or lumbe...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a new report that examines the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by small businesses and the broader impact of AI on the economy. The Chamber’s Empowering ...
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The leader of the House Financial Services Committee is urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate federal banking agencies’ memberships in a certain group that promotes the “gr...
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Congressional finance legislators earlier this week chastised a decision by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association (ABA) to sue banking regulators in an effort to block them...
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The Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an above-the-line tax deduction for America’s senior citizens. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) sp...
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The U.S. House Small Business Committee recently passed legislation that requires federal agencies to regularly review regulations and consider their impact on small businesses when determining if the...
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The federal banking regulatory agencies announced this week that they will extend the comment period on a request for information (RFI) on bank-fintech arrangements involving banking products and serv...
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More than 500 state and local chambers of commerce and other business associations joined the U.S. Chamber on Thursday to call on Congress and the next administration to protect families and businesse...
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