Mar 15, 2019 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Last Monday, President Trump sent Congress a record $4.8 trillion budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget also includes a proposal that would subject the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to...
Mar 12, 2019 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Following a contentious hearing with the House Financial Services Committee last week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger testified before the Senate Banking Committee this morning in a...
Mar 11, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) recently introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act, a bill that would require small-dollar lenders to register with the...
Mar 9, 2019 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger made her first appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday, March 7 at a hearing entitled, “Putting Consumers First? A Semi-Annual...
Mar 8, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, News, Tribal Sovereignty
← Previous Article Next Article → The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 introduced a new term to the tax code called Opportunity Zones. These are defined as an “economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible...