Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

House OKs TikTok Ban Aimed at Guarding Consumer Data
House OKs TikTok Ban Aimed at Guarding Consumer Data
March 13, 2024  |  Politics

American lawmakers have approved a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 Wednesday (March 13) in favor of the legislation, aimed...

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Lawmakers Ask If Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Received Personal Perks
Lawmakers Ask If Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Received Personal Perks
April 10, 2023  |  Banking

Two lawmakers are asking Silicon Valley Bank depositors if their executives received personal perks from the bank. In a letter dated Sunday (April 9) and...

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Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Call For Temporary Ban On M&A Due To COVID-19
Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Call For Temporary Ban On M&A Due To COVID-19
April 28, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the latest Democrats to call on the administration to place a moratorium on mergers and acquisitions (M&As)...

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Data Dive, New Rules Edition: Starbucks, San Francisco And Card Interest Rate Caps
Data Dive, New Rules Edition: Starbucks, San Francisco And Card Interest Rate Caps
May 13, 2019  |  Data Dive

Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with saying that if one were able to build a better mousetrap, the world would beat a path to their...

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Bernie Sanders And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Look To Cap Card Interest Rates
Bernie Sanders And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Look To Cap Card Interest Rates
May 09, 2019  |  Regulation

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez moved today to introduce legislation that would cap rates on credit cards and...

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Dems Push For More Financial Inclusion
Dems Push For More Financial Inclusion
March 22, 2019  |  Financial Inclusion

With the 2020 presidential election on the horizon, the theme of growing access to the banking system is becoming front and center. Democrats such as...

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Rep Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Hearings On Banks Lending To Immigrant Prisons
Rep Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Hearings On Banks Lending To Immigrant Prisons
February 25, 2019  |  Regulation

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is asking for hearings in Congress on why Wall Street is lending money to private prisons that house undocumented immigrants,...

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