Up to 2 million Americans could see their Social Security payments reduced by 50% in late July as the Social Security Administration (SSA) is cutting payments to recoup the billions of dollars it overpaid to some Americans in recent years. In April, the SSA announced that it would begin recovering about $72 billion in improper […]
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The Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” may contain many initiatives lauded by the housing industry, but if you’re a federal regulator — namely the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — you might have a different take. The multitrillion-dollar bill, which was passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday but still awaits approval from the House
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Adobe Stock The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has scrapped a $95 million settlement with Navy Federal Credit Union, freeing the nation’s largest credit union from paying a $15 million fine and from refunding $80 million to service members who were illegally overcharged overdraft fees. Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought on Monday terminated the consent order
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President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is headed back to the House for reconciliation after passing the Senate with a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. The 1,116-page multitrillion-dollar bill contains some key changes for older Americans, including a senior bonus tax deduction that would offset taxes on Social Security. But the bill also
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s sprawling “Big Beautiful Bill” in a last-second flurry that required Vice President JD Vance to cast a tie-breaking vote. All 47 Senate Democrats voted against the bill, with Republicans Susan Collins, retiring Thom Tillis and Libertarian deficit hawk Rand Paul joining them. The bill now goes back
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Frank Gargano Kyle Hauptman, the president of the National Credit Union Administration, voted to liquidate two troubled credit unions, a move that has raised procedural questions since Hauptman alone does not constitute a quorum of the NCUA board. On Tuesday, the NCUA placed Aldersgate Federal Credit Union — a $10.3-million asset credit union operated by
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“We are looking at the opportunity to make the 2017 tax relief permanent,” said Senate Leader John Thune during a floor speech on Saturday. “We’re adding to the 2017 tax relief with new pro-growth provisions, like a provision to boost domestic manufacturing by implementing full expensing for new factories and factory improvements. Thanks to the pro-growth provisions
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Friday that Jonathan “Drew” McCall, Todd Thurman and Reid Wilson will serve in senior-level roles under the direction of Secretary Scott Turner. The appointments followed the swearing-in of Andrew Hughes, the former HUD chief of staff, as deputy secretary. Per the department, the new
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Secretary Scott Bessent announced 10 new appointments for senior positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, according to a Friday press release. John Crews, a former policy adviser under House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, will serve as deputy assistant secretary for financial institutions policy. Before his time in House leadership, Crews was the policy
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Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., left, and committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Republicans can go ahead with cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding after the Senate parliamentarian approved nearly halving the amount that the bureau can draw from the Fed’s total operating budget. Last week,
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