The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) noted the organization's Small Business Optimism Index remained unchanged in April at 93.2. The figure represents the fourth consecutive month...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officials recently detailed the agency's issuance of an advisory opinion affirming the extent of loan borrower protections under the Equal Credit Opportunit...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the public comment period on a proposed rule that seeks to standardize climate-related disclosures for investors. The public comment period...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has levied fraud charges against a company for illegal cryptocurrency violations. The SEC charged MCC International Corp., also called Mining Capital Coin Corp....
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U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) recently led 18 colleagues in advocating the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund President Joe Biden’s request to administer unempl...
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Federal bank regulatory agencies are working together to strengthen and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The CRA was enacted 45 years ago to encourage banks to help meet the credit n...
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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), along with U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), is calling on three major banks to discontinue their overdraft fees, which they said disproporti...
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined two funding portals a combined $1.75 million for failing to comply with securities laws and rules related to crowdfunding. One of the c...
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Danilo Burgos (D-Dist. 197) has introduced a bill that revokes medical cannabis licenses for entities with ties to Russian businesses. Burgos noted on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia ...
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U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) are encouraging the Internal Revenue (IRS) to adopt Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations regarding efforts to improve the tax filin...
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