House Passes HEROES Act as Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
House Passes HEROES Act as Next COVID-19 Relief Bill Last week, the House of Representative passed the HEROES Act as its latest effort to provide relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The legislation aims to help essential workers, renters and...
CFPB Outlines Billing Error Responsibilities of Financial Firms During Pandemic
CFPB Outlines Billing Error Responsibilities of Financial Firms During Pandemic Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a statement and FAQs concerning the obligations of financial firms during the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the...
Report Finds Average Credit Card Spending Falls 40 Percent
Report Finds Average Credit Card Spending Falls 40 Percent Last week, the JPMorgan Chase Institute released a report featuring new data on household credit card spending, finding a 40 percent decrease attributed mostly to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The report...
Udall Pushes to Increase Funding for Indian Health Facilities in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Udall Pushes to Increase Funding for Indian Health Facilities in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Last week, United States Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), who serves as vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, was joined by 12 of his colleagues in sending a...
Senate Democrats Urge CFPB to Start Over on Payday Rule
Senate Democrats Urge CFPB to Start Over on Payday Rule United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) was recently joined by 11 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger, pressing her and the...
CFPB Releases Final Remittance Rule, Expanding Temporary Protections and Making Them Permanent
CFPB Releases Final Remittance Rule, Expanding Temporary Protections and Making Them Permanent Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule regarding remittance transfers, also known as international money transfers, which places... Treasury and Interior Secretaries Announce Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds to Tribes
Treasury and Interior Secretaries Announce Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds to Tribes United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt recently announced that they had agreed upon a path forward to... Senators Ask SBA Inspector General to Investigate Reports that PPP Lenders Prioritized Larger Clients Over Small Businesses in Urgent Need
Senators Ask SBA Inspector General to Investigate Reports that PPP Lenders Prioritized Larger Clients Over Small Businesses in Urgent Need United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) recently sent a letter to Small...
