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25 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
In an effort to protect consumers in the mortgage market from unfair practices involving the compensation of loan originators, the Federal Reserve has issued a new rule amending Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 2:00 pm
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with a process to withdraw approval for marketing Genentech’s Avastin (bevacizumab) as a first-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer, a type of cancer that spreads to other organs. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 6:00 am
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) seeks public comments about a proposed rule to improve health protections for coal miners. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 12:00 am
Inconsistent enforcement of the UK's health and safety regulations unduly burdens businesses. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a final rule that requires national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to create a database to facilitate stock trade audits.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly considering levying a $22.5 million fine on Google for bypassing a privacy setting on Apple's Safari web browser. [read post]
25 May 2011, 6:00 am
A February 2010 joint resolution of Congress reestablishing pay-as-you-go rules on spending bills also required the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to issue periodic reports explaining how to eliminate duplicative government programs. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this week, members of Congress asked whether federal regulations need greater scrutiny.Several witnesses testified that they do. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 12:00 am
According to an agency report relased last month, the U.S. [read post]
17 May 2012, 9:30 pm
The Justice Department (DOJ) opened a criminal inquiry into JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s trading activities following the bank’s announcement of $2 billion loss in trading loss. [read post]
16 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm
Talk of a securities market “kill switch” dominated discussions in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Market Technology Roundtable. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 6:00 am
The U.S Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on April 5, 2011, focused on providing broader access to telephone and digital services in Native American communities. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
In a series of cases decided this past term, the Supreme Court clarified provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which requires federal agencies to disclose information to the public upon request. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
Even as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confronts opponents outside the agency over its regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act, the agency has now faced criticism from within its organization about how the agency developed its scientific assessment of GHGs. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 12:00 am
Criticism of the powers, role, and existence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) persists nearly a year and a half after the agency was created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. [read post]
29 Apr 2012, 9:30 pm
A fundamental premise underlying the U.S. administrative and regulatory system is that the subject matter expertise of administrative agencies vests them with the ability to enforce their organic statutes more effectively than any of the three branches of the federal government acting independently. [read post]
4 Oct 2013, 12:00 am
The House Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and regulatory reform.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) special rules for adjudication proceedings went into effect as per Dodd-Frank.The U.S. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 11:12 am
July 26, 2010, will mark the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. [read post]
20 Feb 2011, 7:31 am
As part of Congressional Republicans’ agenda outlined in their Pledge to America, Representative Geoff Davis (R-KY) has reintroduced the REINS Act (H.R. 10). [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
A federal judge held that the Endangered Species Act does not require the Department of Interior’s recent special rule on polar bears to address climate change, but still concluded that the rule needed to be set aside because the Department failed to conduct an environmental assessment of its decision. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 9:00 pm
Many proponents of effective government regulation have lavished praise on the judicially enforced notice-and-comment rulemaking process that is required by section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act and that dominates regulatory decision making by federal agencies. [read post]
