House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) have formed a new working group on artificial intelligence (AI). The bipartisan Working Group...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) reintroduced this week a bill that would bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) under congressional appropriations and oversight. The Financial Stability ...
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A bipartisan group of Congress members expressed their concerns to the Department of Labor over its proposed fiduciary rule. The proposal includes changes to the existing regulatory framework gover...
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According to the latest NFIB Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business, inflation has replaced labor quality as the most important problem facing small busines...
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The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 2024 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Outlook Survey found that the market for commercial and multifamily mortgage originators will stabilize over the cou...
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The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) is spearheading an initiative that seeks to transform the industry through the use of digital solutions for managing annuities. IRI’s Digital First initiati...
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A new survey from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) found that optimism among small- and mid-sized firms remains below average. NAM’s Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey for the fourth ...
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The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) expressed its concerns with a recent proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on transaction pricing. The SEC’s p...
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On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Stacey Bowers would be the new director of the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. Bowers, a Univ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided an update on its oversight of student loan servicing practices in the early months of the resumption of federal student loan repayments. Aft...
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