The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently appointed Paul Knight as chief operating officer. “I am delighted to welcome Paul Knight back to the SEC,” SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said. ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to provide farmers, ranchers, rural communities and small busin...
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The new Education Freedom Tax Credit will make taxpayers eligible for a credit up to $1,700 for qualified contributions made to organizations that fund scholarships for low- and middle-income students...
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A recently published guide explains how community banks and law enforcement can build effective partnerships that help hold fraudsters and scammers accountable. The guide, Community Banks and Law ...
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EagleBank agreed to pay over $9.7 million to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. According to the non-prosecution agreement, EagleBank admits t...
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America’s Credit Unions are urging the House Rules Committee to include two potential amendments and express opposition to two others in the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act. Specifically,...
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) sent the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to President Donald Trump on Monday for his signature. Trump has days excluding Sundays to sign or veto the legislat...
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A group of Senate lawmakers are probing leadership at private equity firm KKR about the company’s recently announced multi-year strategic partnership with private student loan lender Sallie Mae. ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill that reauthorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. The TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 7128), was approved by a vote o...
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) board of directors recently approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that would revise the FDIC’s assessment regulations for all FDIC-insured institu...
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