The U.S. House of Representatives House Small Business Committee passed a bill that would reclaim fraudulent and unused Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) are espousing newly introduced legislation they said represents the most substantive effort to ban stock trading by members of Congress. ...
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A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report highlighting worker employer-driven debt risks maintains there is a prevalence of challenges workers face when becoming indebted as a condition of...
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The Federal Reserve announced last week that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow Service, is now live. With the FedNow service live, banks and credit unions can sign up and use this to...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Jason Smith (R-MO) are seeking a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) detailed accounting regarding how the agency utilized $2 billion to aid in preventing unemployment insu...
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A group of House Republicans introduced legislation this week that directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFRC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate digital assets. ...
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A group of U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would require decentralized finance (DeFi) services to meet the same anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions compliance obligations as o...
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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) has joined 15 congressional colleagues to introduce the H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act, which addresses temporary work visa programs and workforce shor...
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U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Angus King (I-ME) recently introduced legislation that would provide farmers and others in rural communities expanded capital access. Specifically, the Access to C...
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A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate this week that seeks to help small business owners integrate digital tools into their businesses. Specifically, the Small Business Technological ...
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