Finance
Free and efficient financial markets are essential to a diverse and growing economy. They allow businesses to succeed and individuals to build financial security. To support that system, we need smart regulation that ensures access to capital and credit, enables companies to go public, incentivizes innovation, and provides choice and access for investors while protecting consumers.
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Federal regulators are getting ready to implement new rules for banks. The result could be less credit and slower growth for American business.
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This timeline shows the ways in which Chairwoman Khan has moved to silence dissent at the FTC and consolidated power in ways that call into question the independence of the agency.
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The Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Amazon poses some internal inconsistencies with the company’s practices and the agency’s rules.
Further reading
- How Bank Mergers Promote CompetitionBank mergers help drive innovation and access to products and services for consumers. But proposed legislation could stifle deals at a time when new technologies and entrants are creating more competition than ever before.Learn More
- Why Selling Your Business Might Get HarderProposed antitrust legislation could impact the ability of everyone from individual entrepreneurs to multi-million-dollar companies to be acquired.Learn More
- 3 Things You Need to Know About Stock BuybacksWith the potential for new legislative developments, now is a good time to take a closer look at stock buybacks: what they are, what they do, what motivates a company to make investment decisions, and who benefits when companies buy back their stock.Learn More
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — David Hirschmann, President and CEO Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) issued the following statement today after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a series of policies today to promote innovation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tom Quaadman, Executive Vice President of the U.S. Chamber’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) issued the following statement today after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released commission guidance regarding the fiduciary duties of investment fund managers and their proxy voting recommendations.
This letter was sent to Representatives Barry Loudermilk and Ed Perlmutter, supporting H.R. 3987, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act.”
The OFR has released a report with new evidence that confirms the Volcker Rule reduces businesses' ability to raise capital.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) Executive Vice President Tom Quaadman issued the following statement today, opposing new legislation to curb stock buybacks: “This bill is similar to failed policies of the past that have cut off hope, opportunity and innovation for American workers and Main Street business owners. We are happy to work with policymakers from both parties to develop policies that promote growth and opportunity throughout the American economy.”
Without changes small businesses will continue to struggle with the limited credit available to them.
This letter was sent to the United States Senate, supporting the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2019.
U.S. exporters are outgunned by China 130-to-1 on trade finance. Congress must act now to level playing field.