September 19, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Open Market Trading Desk issued a statement announcing it intends to conduct a small value term repo operation with Primary Dealers....more
August 27, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from its recent meetings to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions through the discount window....more
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
July 18, 2024- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed an interpretive rule explaining that many paycheck advance products, sometimes marketed as “earned wage” products, could be consumer loans subject to the...more
July 10, 2024 - The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, “The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report.” The Committee heard testimony from The Honorable Jerome H. Powell,...more
April 3, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell gave opening remarks at the Stanford Business, Government, and Society Forum at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California....more
March 12, 2024 - The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Examining Proposals to Address Housing Affordability, Availability, and Other Community Needs."...more
February 6, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council." The Committee heard testimony from Secretary of the Treasury Janet...more
Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Review Act resolution addressing Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 Introduced- A resolution invoking the Congressional Review Act was introduced to...more
January 22, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board announced that it will extend until May 12, 2024, the comment period on its interchange fee proposal. January 22, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board announced five new members...more
January 19, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 2023. The next release, which will report on data for December 2023, is scheduled for February 15, 2024....more
January 18, 2024- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "National Security Challenges: Outpacing China in Emerging Technology."...more
December 21, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took another major step in support of U.S. Government efforts to crack down on illicit finance and enhance corporate...more
December 14, 2023 - FSOC Issues Annual Report- The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its 2023 annual report reviewing financial market developments, describing potential emerging threats to U.S. financial...more
December 7, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Banking Committee Republicans are calling on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin...more
November 16, 2023- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated its Beneficial Ownership Information FAQs to include new questions about the reporting process, reporting companies, beneficial owners,...more
October 19, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new...more
October 12, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Justice Department issued a joint statement that reminds financial institutions that all credit applicants are protected from discrimination on the basis of...more
September 28, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small...more
September 14, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled, "Implementing Basel III: What's the Fed's Endgame?"...more
September 12, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."...more
September 7, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Perspectives on Challenges in the Property Insurance Market and the Impact on Consumers."...more
August 30, 2023- The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, "FinTech and Banks: Strategic Partnerships That Circumvent State Usury Laws." August 30, 2023- The Federal Reserve Board published a...more
July 27, 2023- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are requesting comment on a proposal to increase the strength and...more
July 20, 2023- The Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion of the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Agriculture, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital...more