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Trump’s Small Biz Lending Bill Sees Approval From CBA
Trump’s Small Biz Lending Bill Sees Approval From CBA
June 22, 2018  |  Loans

After the Senate passed legislation earlier this month that boosts the Small Business Administration’s lending authority, President Donald Trump signed that legislation into law Thursday,...

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Bill To Increase SBA SMB Lending Authority Passes In Senate
Bill To Increase SBA SMB Lending Authority Passes In Senate
June 07, 2018  |  Regulation

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that will increase the Small Business Administration’s authority over the Small Business 7(a) loan program. A...

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Senate Votes To Kill Controversial CFPB Auto Lending Rule
Senate Votes To Kill Controversial CFPB Auto Lending Rule
April 19, 2018  |  CFPB

Senators voted on Wednesday (April 18) to remove a 2013 piece of consumer protection legislation that was designed to stop discrimination in the auto lending...

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Senate Vote On CFPB Auto Lending Rule Planned For Next Tuesday
Senate Vote On CFPB Auto Lending Rule Planned For Next Tuesday
April 18, 2018  |  CFPB

The Senate is set to vote to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule on auto lending as early as this coming Tuesday. The rules...

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Zuckerberg’s Day On Capitol Hill  
Zuckerberg’s Day On Capitol Hill  
April 11, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is halfway through a two-day trip to Capitol Hill, on what many have described as his “public apology tour.” This, of course, followed the revelation last...

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What We Will Hear When Mark Zuckerberg Is On The Hill
What We Will Hear When Mark Zuckerberg Is On The Hill
April 09, 2018  |  Facebook

In advance of Wednesday’s much-anticipated Senate hearing, Congress has released Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s planned remarks to members of Congress. The comments were broken into...

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congressional Panel
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congressional Panel
April 04, 2018  |  Facebook

About two weeks after U.S. legislators asked Mark Zuckerberg to testify about Cambridge Analytica’s alleged misuse of Facebook data, the CEO is scheduled to appear before...

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Zuckerberg To Testify Before Congress
Zuckerberg To Testify Before Congress
March 28, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, facing repeated calls to testify before Congress over the Cambridge Analytica user data scandal, has decided to oblige, gearing up...

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Senate, FTC Grill Facebook For More Info On Data Scandal
Senate, FTC Grill Facebook For More Info On Data Scandal
March 23, 2018  |  Facebook

The fallout continues for Facebook,with federal regulators, state prosecutors and a Senate subcommittee all looking for answers regarding the social media site’s recent data scandal....

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