Major Developments
Federal Agencies
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury Releases Analysis of Increase in U.S. Construction of Manufacturing Facilities Driven by Invest in America Agenda
June 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office Economic Policy released an analysis of the surge in construction spending for manufacturing in the United States.
Treasury's Federal Insurance Office Releases Report Assessing Climate-Related Risk, Gaps in Insurance Supervision
June 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance Office released a report entitled, "Insurance Supervision and Regulation of Climate-Related Risks."
Treasury Sanctions Illicit Gold Companies Funding Wagner Forces and Wagner Group Facilitator
June 27, 2023
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned four companies and one individual connected to the violent Russian military group PMC Wagner (Wagner Group) and its founder and owner Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
Federal Reserve Board
Paper: College Networks and Re-employment of Displaced Workers
June 27, 2023
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) published a working paper entitled, "College Networks and Re-employment of Displaced Workers."
Paper: A Comprehensive Empirical Evaluation of Biases in Expectation Formation
June 27, 2023
The Federal Reserve published a working paper entitled, "A Comprehensive Empirical Evaluation of Biases in Expectation Formation."
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Report: Stimulus through Insurance: The Marginal Propensity to Repay Debt
June 27, 2023
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a staff report entitled, "Stimulus through Insurance: The Marginal Propensity to Repay Debt."
Blog: Not Just "Stimulus" Checks: The Marginal Propensity to Repay Debt
June 27, 2023
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a Liberty Street Economics blog post entitled, "Not Just "Stimulus" Checks: The Marginal Propensity to Repay Debt."
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC Holds Meeting of Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee
June 27, 2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held a meeting of the Environmental Markets Advisory Committee.
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Small Business Administration Releases Report on Anti-Fraud Control Measures in Pandemic Relief Programs
June 27, 2023
The U.S. Small Business Administration released a report detailing analysis of anti-fraud protocols in SBA's four largest pandemic programs.
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in April; Up 3.1 Percent from Last Year
June 27, 2023
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released the June 2023 House Price Index (HPI) with data from April 2023.
International
Bank of England
Statistics: Capital Issuance - May 2023
June 27, 2023
The Bank of England released the capital issuance statistics for May 2023.
Towards a gold standard on climate transition planning
June 27, 2023
Bank of England Chief Operating Officer Ben Stimson gave a speech entitled, "Towards a gold standard on climate transition planning."
Administration Changes
Vacancies
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Vice Chair – Vacant (Vice Chair Leal Brainard resigned effective on or around February 20, 2023)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Comptroller – Vacant (Michael Hsu serves as Acting Comptroller)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Director – Vacant (Himamauli Das serves as Acting Director)
Appointments/Confirmation Hearings
U.S. Department of the Treasury – Janet Yellen (effective January 26, 2021)
Federal Reserve Board – Jerome H. Powell (effective May 23, 2022)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – John C. Williams (effective June 18, 2018)
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – Susan M. Collins (effective July 1, 2022)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Martin Gruenberg (effective January 5, 2023)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – Michael Hsu (acting Comptroller, effective May 10, 2021)
Securities and Exchange Commission – Gary Gensler (effective April 17, 2021)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Rostin Behnam (effective December 17, 2021)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Rohit Chopra (effective October 12, 2021)
National Credit Union Administration – Todd M. Harper (effective January 20, 2021)
Small Business Administration – Isabella Casillas Guzman (effective March 16, 2021)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Marcia Fudge (effective March 10, 2021)
Federal Housing Finance Agency – Sandra L. Thompson (effective June 22, 2022)
U.S. Department of Education – Dr. Miguel Cardona (effective March 2, 2021)
PH Client Alerts
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Legislation/Legislative Updates
Click here to view the full text of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), Enacted March 27, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020, Enacted April 24, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, Enacted June 5, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Enacted December 27, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the American Rescue Plan of 2021, Enacted March 11, 2021.
Click here to view the full text of the PPP Extension Act of 2021, Enacted March 30, 2021.
Click here to view a running list of proposed legislation from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, House Committee on Financial Services, and House Committee on Small Business.
