A trio of U.S. House Republican leaders are asking U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to clarify how the Treasury categorizes stablecoins, which are a type of digital currency, and the regulatory im...
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A pair of lawmakers have introduced a measure they said seeks to expand Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) efforts to invest in rural small businesses. The Rural Capital Access Act, present...
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials said the agency has reopened the comment period regarding proposed rules addressing listing standards for erroneously awarded compensation recovery. ...
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) set the 2022 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $78 billion for each. The 2022 caps will be an increase from 2021 when it wa...
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The U.S. Treasury Department is studying the financial impact of climate change on households and communities, particularly low-income and historically disadvantaged communities. The topic was addr...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule on Oct. 13 that would remove barriers that would allow retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environme...
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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has forwarded correspondence to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, encouraging the panel to take no further banking industry deregulation action until Board nominations are...
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Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) introduced legislation recently that seeks to reform the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act would ...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) introduced a bill that would reduce federal spending by $480 billion, which is the amount of the proposed debt ceiling increase. Mast introduced a bill on Oct. 12 he cal...
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A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation last week to expand and enhance unemployment insurance benefits. The Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act, H.R. 5...
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