On Thursday, in its annual report, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) highlighted challenges American’s face when debt collector pursue allegedly unpaid medical bills. The report to...
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The U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance this week to provide additional clarity on the expanded investment tax credit (ITC). Specifically, the guidance seeks to p...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules that seek to improve the governance of clearing agencies. The new rules would, in effect, improve the governance of registered cle...
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U.S. Sens Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bill last week that would close the carried interest loophole and ensure hedge fund managers and private equit...
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On Thursday, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on key business activities, including...
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U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) introduced a resolution in the House this week to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) cyber disclosure rule. The SEC adopted the Cybersecuri...
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A new report from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee, found that the Small Business Administration (SBA) was scammed out of hundreds of billions of ...
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U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced a bill that seeks to help farmers better navigate trade barriers to sell more fruits, vegetables, and crops. The Specialty Crops Reporti...
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Tuesday that the purchase cap for multifamily loans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $70 billion each. The combine $140 ...
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A group of 38 Republican senators, led by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), is urging federal financial regulators to withdraw the revised Basel III proposal. Basel III is an internationally agreed set of mea...
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