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20 Jan 2021, 3:08 pm
The proposed Fair Access to Financial Services Rule (FAFSR) is a response to successful pressure campaigns waged by environmental groups and congressional Democrats, which culminated in every major American bank refusing to finance drilling projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), despite such drilling being authorized by President Trump in 2017. [read post]
15 Jan 2021, 7:54 am
I have been following the work of the Congressional-executive Commission on China (CECC) for some time. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm
“On January 13, 2021, he became the only U.S. president to be impeached twice. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm
Backlash to Riot at Capitol Hobbles Trump’s Business as Banks, Partners Flee the Brand MSN – Josh Dawsey, David Fahrenthold, and Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post) | Published: 1/12/2021 The Trump Organization in the past week has lost a bank, an e-commerce platform, and the privilege of hosting the PGA Championship. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 5:57 pm
Capitol (Congressional Research Service Insight, January 13, 2021): “In light of this incident and the violent threat to the operation of the U.S. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 5:13 pm
Given that the proposal was characterized by Democratic lawmakers as an effort to force banks to lend to gun manufacturers and fossil energy companies, and given opposition within the banking industry, the final rule may face an uphill battle under the Congressional Review Act or reconsideration by a new Comptroller of the Currency appointed by President-elect Biden. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 3:29 pm
Capitol (Congressional Research Service Insight, January 13, 2021): "In light of this incident and the violent threat to the operation of the U.S. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm
” Deutsche Bank hasterminated its future financial relationship with Trump, though it stopped short of calling existing loans due. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 7:21 am
The agency was charged with ensuring Fannie and Freddie, as well as the Office of Finance Federal Home Loan Bank System and the various Federal Home Loan Banks, operate in a “safe and sound manner” and foster “liquid, efficient, competitive, and resilient national housing finance markets. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 9:03 pm
The President has relaxed standards for energy efficient appliances, loosened rules on federal banks, and lowered minimum wage requirements for immigrant farmworkers. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 12:10 pm
However, broad policy changes, such as the reduction in the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent and 100 percent bonus depreciation for certain assets, provided benefits to conventional and renewable energy firms alike.[17] Marathon Capital, an investment bank focused on energy and infrastructure, estimated that 100 percent bonus depreciation would increase project-level returns for wind projects by 50-60 basis points, and solar projects by 40-50 basis points, but the impact on… [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 9:58 am
Congress should reconcile the civil penalty and redress authorities of the federal banking regulators, the Bureau, and the FTC, including giving the FTC statutory authority to obtain consumer restitution for any unfair or deceptive practice that is dishonest or fraudulent and giving the Bureau and federal banking regulators civil penalty authority for unfair or deceptive acts and practices that are also dishonest or fraudulent or that violate another statute or regulation. [read post]
11 Jan 2021, 8:19 am
Key Findings Introduction Tax Elements General Design Considerations — Taxing Data Processing — Taxing Financial Transactions — Taxing Traders Conclusion Key Findings: A financial transaction tax (FTT) would raise transaction costs, which would result in a lower trading volume, lower liquidity, potentially increased volatility, and lower price of assets. [read post]
11 Jan 2021, 8:17 am
Arab Bank, PLC (2018), which ruled that foreign corporations could not be subject to suits in U.S. courts under the ATS, domestic corporations should also not be subject to judicially imposed liability. [read post]
9 Jan 2021, 8:27 am
Other offenses related to the Trump Organization, including tax fraud, bank fraud, or insurance fraud… 5. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 9:05 pm
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading the lawsuit, stated that the rule unleashes “predatory lenders on unsuspecting New Yorkers in the midst of a pandemic” because it allows “rent-a-bank schemes” where national banks enable nonbank lenders “to evade state consumer protection laws. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 3:14 pm
In addition to the possibility of a revocation of the Rule through new rule-making, a challenge to the Rule under the Congressional Review Act seems almost certain in light of the assumption of Democrat control of the Senate, in addition to the House and the Administration. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 9:00 am
Ted Kaufman, who assists in leading the Biden presidential transition, has previously advocated for the breakup of big banks. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 7:03 am
Danske Bank Whistleblower Wins Allard Prize for International Integrity On October 21, the Allard Prize for International Integrity announced Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson as a co-winner of its 2020 Prize. [read post]
27 Dec 2020, 11:01 am
He hands Brand a check but—oops—“it was issued by the Bank of Krypton on your home world, which blew up long ago! [read post]
