Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to more carefully scrutinize New York Community Bancorp. The OCC in particular, Warren said, should impose an Individual Minimum Capital Ratio on...
A group of senior Democratic lawmakers are calling out the Biden administration for not doing enough to curb the trafficking of illegal firearms into Haiti from South Florida, demanding stricter screening at the region’s ports. A letter sent to four...
Financial advisers long have been required to avoid conflicts of interest and act as “fiduciaries,” meaning they must act first and foremost in the best interest of their clients. But a new investigation by the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
“Persistence pays,” Warren told Business Insider in an interview. “We’ve stayed after Navient for years. Director Chopra’s efforts at CFPB have finally helped millions of people get the relief they deserve and a guarantee that Navient will never work as...
Voter registration is breaking records as Election Day approaches, particularly among young people, many of whom are first-time voters. On Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day more than 150,000 people registered through Vote.org, the most the organization has ever seen on...
Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases. Lucrative new tax subsidies for companies that catch the planet-warming gas carbon dioxide and store it deep underground were one...
As a bill to attract more federal dollars to the Bay State moves to the governor, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is filing her own federal bill meant reform the way disaster relief is distributed to states — changes she says...
In a letter to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sent Thursday, Democratic lawmakers are calling on the bank to rethink imposing new fees on its 80 million retail customers, including potentially hiking checking account fees on tens of millions of...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) are calling for answers about how OpenAI handles whistleblowers and safety reviews after former employees complained that internal criticism is often stifled. “Given the discrepancy between your public comments and reports...
Americans welcomed more pets into their homes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, pet medical costs surged. Fortune recently highlighted one reason why: Private equity firms have rapidly acquired veterinary practices, and now own nearly 30 percent of...
Americans welcomed more pets into their homes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, pet medical costs surged. Fortune recently highlighted one reason why: Private equity firms have rapidly acquired veterinary practices, and now own nearly 30 percent of...
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro have sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking it to investigate and potentially prevent Disney, Fox and Warner Bros’ from starting a joint venture that will combine the...