Miscellaneous

Senate Banking and Finance in the Next Congress (December 7)

Update 317: Incumbent Ranking Members in the Next Congress Sens. Brown of Banking and Wyden of Finance Last week, we looked at the agenda for the House Financial Services Committee under new Chair, Maxine Waters. The midterms were less kind to Democrats in the Senate, as Republicans narrowly increased their majority. Gavels on Senate Banking …

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Economic Policy Issues Throughout the 2018 Midterms (November 2)

Update 311: Economic Policy Issues Throughout the 2018 Midterm Campaign As we look ahead to next week’s midterms, we take a look back at four of the key economic policy themes that have played out this cycle. Across the country this cycle we have seen common themes and policies resonating with voters in seemingly disparate …

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Corporate Governance/Citizenship (September 10)

Update 297: Corporate Governance/Citizenship A Look at Issues and Progressive Solutions Whether or not corporations are people, my friends, they certainly have citizenship-like functions from paying taxes, to engaging in community relations, to supporting candidates for office.  For the many progressives who believe that corporate citizenship in the U.S. can be improved, reform of rules …

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Ideological Opposition and a Curious Quorum Conundrum Bedevil EXIM (July 6)

Update 284 — Ideological Opposition and a Curious Quorum Conundrum Bedevil EXIM One of the most glaring examples of the feckless approach of the Trump administration to running the federal government is its approach to the Export-Import Bank. A late convert to the value of the Bank, Trump’s mix of active efforts to undermine the …

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Bank to the Future or Going Postal? (May 31)

Update 275 – Bank to the Future or Going Postal? S. 2755 and Postal Banking’s Promise and Pitfalls Last month, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced S. 2755, the Postal Banking Act.   The bill would establish retail banking services at every U.S. post office and authorize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to offer checking and savings accounts, small-dollar loans, …

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A Litter of Legislation (Nov. 21)

Update 227 — A Litter of Legislation: Assessing the Viability of HFSC’s 23 New Bills Last week, House Financial Services (HFSC) reported out some 23 bills ranging from benign to systemically risky.  Speaking of systemic risk, in last Friday’s update on the Crapo financial regulation bill, we wrote that the bill “would end the annual …

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