U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is urging the U.S. House Committee on House Administration to hold a hearing on efforts to ban Members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks...
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U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and John Thune (R-SD) have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the effectiveness of federal, state, and local broadband programs. The reques...
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The U.S. Federal Reserve released the findings from its 2022 payments study, which shows how consumers and businesses chose to make noncash payments. This triennial study shows a substantial increa...
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U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) is espousing the benefits of reintroducing the Fair Access to Banking Act, maintaining it would deter financial institutions from being used to achieve political agendas. ...
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A group of lawmakers recently reintroduced legislation addressing nationwide workforce shortages through apprenticeship programs. U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Tim Scott (R-SC), Mike Braun (R-IN), ...
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This week, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks. The new framework, which is now open to public comment, is designed...
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) supports a review of failed bank Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System advances. Brown recently forwarded co...
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U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) is among a group of Republican lawmakers who introduced legislation that would expand access to health savings accounts (HSAs). HSAs permit individuals to make tax-free c...
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is endorsing federal legislation that would expand eligible uses of 529 savings plans. The proposed bill – the Freedom to Invest in ...
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Congressional lawmakers are seeking answers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on a data breach involving personal account information. The data breach, first reported by the Wall Street...
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