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.
Main Street Lending
Federal regulators are getting ready to implement new rules for banks. The result could be less credit and slower growth for American business.
ESG / Corporate Governance
If a change in public company audit standards is adopted, it would turn public company audits into wide-ranging investigations. And the cost to investors and public companies would be sky high.
ESG / Corporate Governance
A fragmented approach to mandatory disclosure requirements risks damaging U.S. capital markets and weakening our economy’s competitiveness.
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
- Main Street Business United Against Burdensome Bank RulesTo protect hometown businesses, more than 100 local chambers of commerce across America urge Biden Administration to scrap the “Basel III Endgame” banking rules.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 U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3351, the Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, supporting a number of tax treaties before the Committee.
Businesses need to know they have competitive options to fund their growth.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today reinforced its opposition towards imposing tariffs on imports from China, and its commitment to enhancing U.S.-China trade relations. Previewing the Chamber’s comments to be submitted to the Office of the United States Trade Representative on Monday, Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs Myron Brilliant said tariffs hurt American businesses, the economy and consumers.
This letter was sent to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, supporting the "Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019" and thanking Rep. Maloney for introducing the bill.
This letter was sent to the House Committee on Financial Services on H.R. 3167, the "National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019.”
These rules will protect investors while also preserving their choices to different types of advice.
Many consumer credit products like credit cards, car loans, student loans, and mortgages are tied to this interest rate benchmark.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness President and CEO David Hirschmann issued the following statement in response to today’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final best interest standard rules. The Chamber and others challenged the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Duty Rule and in March 2018 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to vacate the rule.
They are a key source of capital in the U.S., and contribute to deep and liquid markets that fuel lending.