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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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This letter was sent to the members of the House Committee on Financial Services in support of several bills that the Committee is marking up this morning: H.R. 4861, the "Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018"; H.R. 5051, the "Public Company Registration Threshold Act"; H.R. 4659, "to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivates"; and H.R. 5323, the "Derivatives Fairness Act."
Now, the SEC can take the lead on developing standards of conduct that serve all investors.
In a heartening display of bipartisan cooperation, the U.S. Senate passed a badly needed fix to banking regulations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Financial Services Institute, Financial Services Roundtable, Insured Retirement Institute, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association released the following statement today on a decision in favor of the plaintiffs by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding a legal challenge to the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today in response to U.S. Senate passage of S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,” which will alleviate regulatory burdens for America’s local and community banks:“It can be tough to achieve anything on a bipartisan basis these days, but members of the U.S. Senate proved today that helping small businesses and boosting economic growth are goals we can all get behind.
This letter was sent to all members of the House in support of H.R. 910, the "Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017" and H.R. 1312, the "Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act."
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,” which would better tailor regulations for community and regional banks. The Chamber will consider including votes on, or in relation to, this bill in our annual How They Voted scorecard.
Bank regulation has curtailed the ability of community and regional banks to serve small businesses.
Brian O'Shea's testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Beneficial Ownership: Fighting Illicit International Financial Networks Through Transparency
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