Congress, CFPB, and NAFSA Show Support for Financial Literacy
← Previous Article Next Article → On April 30, the last day of Financial Literacy Month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bipartisan resolutions aimed at promoting financial literacy among young adults and the elderly. On the same day, the...
Community Banks Release Policy Wish List
← Previous Article Next Article → The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the national association for community banks, released its 2019 policy priorities during its Capital Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 29. According to ICBA, community...
Banks Have Retained Customers Despite Poor Reputation
← Previous Article Next Article → Despite banks’ long-lasting struggle with poor reputation since the financial crisis, they have found ways to retain customers, especially big banks. According to a recent survey by J.D. Power, only four percent of customers...
Banking Cannabis-Related Businesses: Pressure Mounts in Congress
← Previous Article Next Article → Pressure is mounting for Congress to act on cannabis legalization. Just last week, 24 state regulators sent a letter to Congress urging leadership to allow state-chartered financial institutions to work with...
CFPB Receives Support from Free-Market Organizations
← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier this week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, alongside 17 other free-market organizations, sent a letter to Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging her to follow...
CFPB Changes Policy on Civil Investigative Demands
← Previous Article Next Article → The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) earlier today announced a policy change regarding Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) with the goal of providing “more information about the potentially wrongful conduct under...
Four Steps to Start Saving for Retirement
← Previous Article Next Article → Saving for retirement is often seen as an expense to put off for another day. It can be challenging to consider a distant future, especially when more immediate spending needs take priority. Unfortunately, this means many...
Treasury Aims to Address Tribal Concerns in Second Batch of Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones
← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Treasury released a second tranche of highly anticipated regulations on opportunity zones. The new regulations are meant to provide guidance and answers to the many questions that...
