The Blockchain Association outlined fundamental principles for effective stablecoin legislation in a letter submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services last week. Association offici...
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) has introduced three bills he maintains would deliver Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reform. “The CFPB is our country’s most economically danger...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is urging the federal government to conduct research on the effects of digital assets on community banks and their customers. In a letter to the ...
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Three legislators recently forwarded correspondence to the American Bankers Association (ABA), citing concerns regarding increasing check fraud scams. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of th...
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U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to rework proposed changes to its loan underwriting program that would allow financial technology ...
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced legislation he said would offer first-time homebuyers a down payment tax credit and expand homeownership opportunities. Proponent...
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A bill was introduced in the U.S. House this week that seeks to update the digital asset reporting provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which has been signed into law. The bil...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are partnering to address practices that harm workers in the “gig economy” and other labor markets. ...
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U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) have joined 22 colleagues to co-sponsor a bill that seeks to provide public employees with full Social Security benefit...
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A group of lawmakers, led by U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), recently urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finalize a climate disclosure rule wi...
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