U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) is urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to reform regulations for home appraisers to reduce the growing backlogs in the homebuying process. “Over the past...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing amendments that seek to update electronic filing requirements. “The proposed amendments are intended to modernize and increase the effic...
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U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced a bill designed to aid natural disaster victims in securing tax deductions. The Claiming Losses After Disasters Act would enable victims from a major federa...
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U.S. Reps. John Larson (D-CT) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced legislation to prevent the federal government from garnishing Social Security benefits to repay all non-tax federal debt, such as stu...
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U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Jason Crow (D-CO) recently applauded the House of Representatives' advancement of their legislation, which seeks to bolster small business cybersecurity capabilities. ...
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) officials said the agency's creation of the Office of Minority and Community Development Banking would aid efforts to foster mission-driven banks. FDIC...
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U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Darren Soto (D-FL) are asking Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler why the SEC is allowing an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on derivatives ...
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In a new report, the Futures Industry Association (FIA) is calling on the futures and options industry to work together to improve the efficiency of the trading and clearing process for exchange-trade...
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A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report determined consumers residing in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods as well as younger consumers and those with low credit scores more commonly repor...
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A group of lawmakers recently forwarded correspondence to congressional leadership, requesting increased Pell Grant funding in the Build Back Better Act. Officials said 80 legislators sent the lett...
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