Sep 5, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Mary Peltola Wins Special Election, Becoming the First Alaska Native Elected to Congress Last week, Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaska Native, was declared the winner in a special election for Alaska’s at large Congressional seat, which became vacant when Rep. Don Young...
Aug 15, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Senate Banking Republicans Say Fed Withheld Documents They Requested During Sarah Bloom Raskin Vetting for Fed Vice Chair of Supervision Last week, Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee, including Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), sent a letter to Federal...
Aug 8, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Indian Affairs Chairman Praises Senate-Passed Inflation Reduction Act’s Funding for Native Communities Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed its Inflation Reduction Act, legislation the Democratic majority put forward to combat climate change, lower health care...
Aug 3, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Fair Access to Financial Services Act Last week, a group of Democratic Senators led by Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reintroduced the Fair Access to Financial Services Act, legislation that prohibits banks from...
Jul 27, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Congressional Democrats Renew Push to Pass Overdraft Fee Legislation Last month, sources told American Banker that the House Financial Services Committee had set aside the Overdraft Protection Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y) to introduce a...
Jun 29, 2022 | Banks & Credit Unions, Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Committee Pulls Bill Limiting Overdraft Practices Two sources have told American Banker that the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) recently set aside the Overdraft Protection Act, a bill introduced by Representative Carolyn Maloney...
