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FDIC Head Nominee Would Speed Up Issuing ILC Licenses
FDIC Head Nominee Would Speed Up Issuing ILC Licenses
January 24, 2018  |  Regulation

Jelena McWilliams, nominated by President Donald Trump to head the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), said Tuesday (Jan. 23) that she would investigate the “hold-up”...

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Gov’t Agencies No Longer Able To Use Kaspersky Lab Products
Gov’t Agencies No Longer Able To Use Kaspersky Lab Products
December 13, 2017  |  Safety and Security

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab software within the U.S. government. According to Reuters, this is...

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Wells Fargo Fines Will Stand And May Grow, Says Trump
Wells Fargo Fines Will Stand And May Grow, Says Trump
December 08, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

In the latest bit of bank regulation news surrounding beleaguered Wells Fargo, the tweets come from the top — from the top of the governmental...

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Fed Chairman Open To Rolling Back Bank Regulation
Fed Chairman Open To Rolling Back Bank Regulation
November 29, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump’s pick as chairman of the Federal Reserve, said at his confirmation hearing that he supports rolling back some bank regulations,...

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CFPB Arbitration Rule Officially Dead
CFPB Arbitration Rule Officially Dead
November 23, 2017  |  CFPB

Null and void. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s much debated, loved and hated arbitration rule has been officially killed through the rule’s being struck...

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Trump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations
Trump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations
November 13, 2017  |  Investments

Recent moves from Donald Trump to undo policy changes in U.S. relations with Cuba have caused U.S. businesses to pull back on excitement over getting...

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GOP’s Corporate Tax Break May Be Phased Out After A Decade, Source Says
GOP’s Corporate Tax Break May Be Phased Out After A Decade, Source Says
November 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The GOP released its tax plan Thursday (Nov. 2), offering a glimpse into its Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that includes plans for corporate taxes....

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President Trump Seals The Arbitration Deal
President Trump Seals The Arbitration Deal
November 02, 2017  |  CFPB

The White House announced that President Donald Trump signed a Congressional resolution allowing banks to block customers from filing class-action lawsuits. According to news from...

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New Fed Chair Powell Has Bitcoin On His Mind
New Fed Chair Powell Has Bitcoin On His Mind
November 02, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Fed Governor Jerome “Jay” Powell, the favorite to be named the next head of the U.S. central bank, already has some strong opinions about bitcoin....

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