The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently expressed its support of several bills that address the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to implement new data collection ...
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Michigan state officials said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has taken action to consolidate the regulatory bodies responsible for overseeing cannabis and hemp processing, distribution, and sale as a means of ...
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Senate Finance Committee Republicans have forwarded correspondence to Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel, seeking information on how inflation impacts the federal budget. “Increa...
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CME Group, a derivatives exchange, is launching two new reference rates for Bitcoin and Ether on Feb. 28. The two reference rates are the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate New York (BRRNY) and CME CF E...
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U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced a discussion draft of a bill that seeks to define stablecoins and put protections in place for consumers and investors. Overall, the Stablecoin Innovat...
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The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group, has issued principles to regulators regarding bank climate risk guidance. BPI has filed a pair of comment ...
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The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $100 million settlement with BlockFi Lending. The settlement follo...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is urging greater oversight by the U.S. Treasury of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs. McHenry, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Com...
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The Biden administration called on Congress Tuesday to develop laws and regulations to govern cryptocurrency transactions, specifically stablecoins, and to protect consumers and investors engaged in t...
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U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) expressed concerns about the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) proposal to grant a one-year exemption to Credit Suisse Group AG....
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