by Kelly Adkins | Nov 3, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Experts and former employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission criticized its current leadership’s rule-making at a House Financial Services committee hearing Thursday. The hearing was called to discuss the “rule-making agenda,” and its impact on...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 1, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Nonprofit financial institutions that fund underserved communities urged Congress not to put this work on the backburner after a House proposal to slash the budget for these institutions by 14%. The wealth gap has persisted in recent years. Families of...
by Kelly Adkins | Oct 10, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard an oral argument about the burden of proof in a whistleblower retaliation case, and whether it falls on the employee or the employer. The ruling of the Supreme Court would resolve a dispute in the lower courts, and could...
by Kelly Adkins | Sep 28, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Small Business Committee appealed to the private sector on Wednesday to help recoup billions of stolen pandemic loan funds. Nydia M. Velázquez, D-N.Y., ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, said it was clear that the Small...
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by Lynn Liu | May 25, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress on Wednesday maintained that federal regulators, as well as bank executives, should be held accountable for the failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and other two banks. “The executives and the board of Silicon Valley Bank clearly...
by Lynn Liu | Mar 10, 2023 | Business & Tech
Lisa Cook, the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, opened the Sadie Collective annual conference on Feb. 16. Black female scholars and economists shared their thoughts and research at the research reception, the kickoff event in a 3-day...
