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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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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U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) recently re-introduced legislation offering protection to businesses amid future pandemics or public health emergencies. The Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021 ...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said his re-introduction of the Main Street Growth Act (H.R. 5795) serves to boost the capital market structure while also creating jobs. Emmer also noted the measure wou...
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A new report released by the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) examines the ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would add retirement planning and saving information to the required financial counseling programs federal student aid recipients r...
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U.S. Reps A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (H.R. 5801) as a means of bolstering previous actions to reduce patient out-of-po...
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An official from the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) testified last week before the District of Columbia City Council Committee on Business and Economic Development in opposition to a proposal that...
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced last week legislation to address international financial institutions financing fossil fuel projects, which the legislators maint...
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