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May 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - In Letter to Fed and Treasury, Waters Presses for Emergency Lending Programs Not to Support Predatory Lenders Rep. Maxine Waters
May 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senators Shaheen & Hassan Call for More Funding to Support Small Businesses Through Community Development Financial Institutions Sen. Maggie Hassan, ...
May 15, 2020 DUCKWORTH, DURBIN ANNOUNCE $473 MILLION TO INCREASE COVID-19 TESTING IN ILLINOIS Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 15, 2020 House Set to Pass Sherman's Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act in HEROES Act Rep. Brad Sherman
May 15, 2020 Murphy Votes Against Proxy Voting, Partisan $3 Trillion Spending Package Rep. Greg Murphy
May 14, 2020 Rep. Mike Levin Leads Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable to Address COVID-19 Impacts on Veterans' Home Loans Rep. Gus Bilirakis, ...
May 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Waters and San Nicolas Call on Treasury and the Fed to Stop Excluding Territories from Receiving COVID-19 Relief Rep. Maxine Waters, ...
May 13, 2020 Reps. LaHood and Wenstrup Applaud IRS Guidance to Provide Flexibility for Individuals with FSAs and DCFSAs Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
May 13, 2020 Tweet - "As hospitals face an influx of patients due to #COVID19, it's imperative that we keep hospitals & care providers on financially stable grounds to sustain their heroic work. That's why I'm calling for adjustments to Medicare's Accelerated & Advance Payments Program." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 13, 2020 Letter to David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, and Kristalina Georgieva , Chairwomen of the International Monetary Fund - Sanders, Omar Lead 300+ Global Lawmakers in Call to Protect Developing Countries from Economic Ruin Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
May 13, 2020 Waters Statement on Oral Arguments Before Supreme Court on Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG Rep. Maxine Waters
May 12, 2020 Hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing. and Urban Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Crapo, Hearing on Oversight of the Financial Regulators Sen. Mike Crapo
May 12, 2020 Letter to U.S. Stock Exchanges - Sen. Rick Scott to Investment Leaders: Protect Americans from Threat of Communist China Sen. Rick Scott
May 12, 2020 Banking Committee Advances Miller, Wade Nominations Sen. Mike Crapo
May 11, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans need to stop watching the stock market or purposefully burying their heads in the sand and wake up to the dire economic reality tens of millions of Americans are facing." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Housing Financial Literacy Sen. Gary Peters, ...
May 11, 2020 Rep. Vargas Introduces Bill to Promote Credit Access for Homebuyers During Covid-19 Pandemic Rep. Juan Vargas
May 8, 2020 Wyden to Introduce Legislation to Allow Credit Unions to Better Serve Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Ron Wyden
May 8, 2020 Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Schatz, Whitehouse, Senators To Fed: Loans Should Help Small Businesses, Not Bail Out Oil Companies That Risk Stability Of Financial System Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 8, 2020 Cannabis Policy Advocates Urge Congress to Include Banking Reform in Next Coronavirus Relief Legislation Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 8, 2020 On Teleconference, King Congratulates Maine Finance Educators of the Year Sen. Angus King
May 8, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Reps. Pressley, Adams, Omar Lead Call to Cancel Student Loan Debt Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
May 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program offers a lifeline to struggling small businesses. Payday lenders profit off driving working families into debt & shouldn't have access to federal relief programs. Joined my colleagues in urging @SBAgov & Treasury to exclude payday lenders from PPP." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 8, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President - Sens. Cruz, Cramer, Sullivan, Colleagues: President Trump, Continue To Stand With America's Energy Producers And Blue-Collar Workers Sen. John Kennedy, ...
May 6, 2020 The Hill - Business Interruption Insurance Bills Will Help Small Businesses Through National Emergencies Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to Hon. Michael Crapo, U.S. Senator, Hon. Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senate Ranking Member, Hon. Maxine Waters, House Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman and Hon. Patrick McHenry, House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member - Senators Doug Jones and Tom Cotton Push to Include Their Bill to Prohibit Predatory Unsolicited Loans in Next COVID Relief Package Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 6, 2020 Amata Congratulates TBAS On Approval For PPP Lending Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Daines Lead Bipartisan Push to Boost Credit Counseling Services for American Consumers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA And Treasury To Reject Payday Lenders From Paycheck Protection Program Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "It's good to see that Visa will not increase any credit/debit card swipe fees until at least April 2021. I hope Mastercard & other networks will do the same. In March, @PeterWelch and I sent Visa & Mastercard this letter urging them not to raise swipe fees during this pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Sen. Cramer: EXIM Bank Increases U.S. Exporter Access to Capital and Supply Chain Funding, Raises Lender Guarantee Cove Sen. Kevin Cramer
May 5, 2020 Rep. Austin Scott Introduces Legislation to Raise CCC's Borrowing Authority Sen. Roger Marshall, ...
May 5, 2020 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Warren Grills Trump Nominee for Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery in Banking Committee Hearing Sen. Elizabeth Warren
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Urge The CFPB To Halt Work On The Payday Rule And Restart The Rulemaking Process Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Wyden, Grassley, Neal Request Retention Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Insurance Rep. Richard Neal, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Brian Moynihan, President and CEO of Bank of America Corporation, Jaime Dimon, Chairman of the Board and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Julio Aldecocea, Managing Director of Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Dave Worrall, President of LoanCare LLC, Jay Bray, Chairman, President, & CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Inc., Bruce Williams, CEO of NewRez LLC, David Spector, President & CEO of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,, Jay Farner, CEO of Quicken Loans, Kelly King, Chairman & CEO of Truist Financial Corporation, Andrew Cecere, Chairman, President, & CEO of US Bancorp, and Charles Scharf, CEO & President of Wells Fargo & Company - Waters and Subcommittee Chairs Hold Mortgage Servicers Accountable During COVID-19 Rep. Maxine Waters, ...
May 3, 2020 Tweet - "Amid coronavirus--Trump admin's actively working to roll back critical protections against predatory lenders We'll fight this--we need to crack down on loan sharks preying on the most vulnerable consumers Not let them peddle interest rates as high as 800%!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 3, 2020 Schumer reveals: Amid coronavirus crisis, greedy loan sharks are closing in & targeting desperate, out-of-cash consumers & small biz's with shameful eye-popping interest rates up to 800%; senator demands immediate Fed action to stop these lenders & protect people who need emergency funds Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Senators Scott and Jones Call for Increased Guidance and Transparency on Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses Relief Funds Sen. Tim Scott, ...
May 1, 2020 Wyden, Warren, Eshoo, Markey Applaud ICANN Blocking Sale of .Org Registry Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Waters Calls for Administration to Put Small Business Owners Over Predatory Payday Lenders Rep. Maxine Waters
May 1, 2020 Rep. Ted Budd Introduces Bill to Help Companies Attract Investors Sen. Ted Budd
May 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Jovita Carranza, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator - Senators Doug Jones and Tim Scott Call for Increased Guidance and Transparency on Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses Relief Funds Sen. Tim Scott, ...
May 1, 2020 Sen. Kennedy praises Federal Reserve for making more loans available to oil and gas firms Sen. John Kennedy
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "For Republicans, there's always enough money to bail out their corporate donors but not enough for helping working Americans and state and local governments." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator for the US Small Business Administration - Rep Meeks and Sen. Harris Demand SBA Resolve Technical Difficulties Shutting Out Community Lenders from Accessing PPP Portal Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with Illinois community bank & credit union leaders yesterday about improving the Paycheck Protection Program, including with transparency & accountability measures. I'm grateful their institutions are participating in the PPP to support IL small businesses & nonprofits." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 30, 2020 Vermont Delegation Urges Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza to Clarify PPP Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Good to talk with @CBS_42 last night about why Congress needs to protect FSAs in light of #COVID19. People should not be penalized for future planning. Rep. Gary Palmer joins CBS 42 to discuss the protection of flex spending accounts amid coronavirus" Rep. Gary Palmer
April 30, 2020 Senator Markey Blasts Federal Reserve Decision to Change Lending Program Standards at Request of Debt-Ridden Oil and Gas Industry Sen. Ed Markey
Date Title Politician
May 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - In Letter to Fed and Treasury, Waters Presses for Emergency Lending Programs Not to Support Predatory Lenders Rep.Maxine Waters
May 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senators Shaheen & Hassan Call for More Funding to Support Small Businesses Through Community Development Financial Institutions Sen.Maggie Hassan, ...
May 15, 2020 DUCKWORTH, DURBIN ANNOUNCE $473 MILLION TO INCREASE COVID-19 TESTING IN ILLINOIS Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 15, 2020 House Set to Pass Sherman's Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act in HEROES Act Rep.Brad Sherman
May 15, 2020 Murphy Votes Against Proxy Voting, Partisan $3 Trillion Spending Package Rep.Greg Murphy
May 14, 2020 Rep. Mike Levin Leads Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable to Address COVID-19 Impacts on Veterans' Home Loans Rep.Gus Bilirakis, ...
May 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Waters and San Nicolas Call on Treasury and the Fed to Stop Excluding Territories from Receiving COVID-19 Relief Rep.Maxine Waters, ...
May 13, 2020 Reps. LaHood and Wenstrup Applaud IRS Guidance to Provide Flexibility for Individuals with FSAs and DCFSAs Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
May 13, 2020 Tweet - "As hospitals face an influx of patients due to #COVID19, it's imperative that we keep hospitals & care providers on financially stable grounds to sustain their heroic work. That's why I'm calling for adjustments to Medicare's Accelerated & Advance Payments Program." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 13, 2020 Letter to David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, and Kristalina Georgieva , Chairwomen of the International Monetary Fund - Sanders, Omar Lead 300+ Global Lawmakers in Call to Protect Developing Countries from Economic Ruin Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
May 13, 2020 Waters Statement on Oral Arguments Before Supreme Court on Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG Rep.Maxine Waters
May 12, 2020 Hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing. and Urban Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Crapo, Hearing on Oversight of the Financial Regulators Sen.Mike Crapo
May 12, 2020 Letter to U.S. Stock Exchanges - Sen. Rick Scott to Investment Leaders: Protect Americans from Threat of Communist China Sen.Rick Scott
May 12, 2020 Banking Committee Advances Miller, Wade Nominations Sen.Mike Crapo
May 11, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans need to stop watching the stock market or purposefully burying their heads in the sand and wake up to the dire economic reality tens of millions of Americans are facing." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Housing Financial Literacy Sen.Gary Peters, ...
May 11, 2020 Rep. Vargas Introduces Bill to Promote Credit Access for Homebuyers During Covid-19 Pandemic Rep.Juan Vargas
May 8, 2020 Wyden to Introduce Legislation to Allow Credit Unions to Better Serve Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Ron Wyden
May 8, 2020 Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Schatz, Whitehouse, Senators To Fed: Loans Should Help Small Businesses, Not Bail Out Oil Companies That Risk Stability Of Financial System Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 8, 2020 Cannabis Policy Advocates Urge Congress to Include Banking Reform in Next Coronavirus Relief Legislation Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 8, 2020 On Teleconference, King Congratulates Maine Finance Educators of the Year Sen.Angus King
May 8, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Reps. Pressley, Adams, Omar Lead Call to Cancel Student Loan Debt Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
May 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program offers a lifeline to struggling small businesses. Payday lenders profit off driving working families into debt & shouldn't have access to federal relief programs. Joined my colleagues in urging @SBAgov & Treasury to exclude payday lenders from PPP." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 8, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President - Sens. Cruz, Cramer, Sullivan, Colleagues: President Trump, Continue To Stand With America's Energy Producers And Blue-Collar Workers Sen.John Kennedy, ...
May 6, 2020 The Hill - Business Interruption Insurance Bills Will Help Small Businesses Through National Emergencies Rep.Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to Hon. Michael Crapo, U.S. Senator, Hon. Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senate Ranking Member, Hon. Maxine Waters, House Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman and Hon. Patrick McHenry, House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member - Senators Doug Jones and Tom Cotton Push to Include Their Bill to Prohibit Predatory Unsolicited Loans in Next COVID Relief Package Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 6, 2020 Amata Congratulates TBAS On Approval For PPP Lending Rep.Aumua Amata Radewagen
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Daines Lead Bipartisan Push to Boost Credit Counseling Services for American Consumers Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA And Treasury To Reject Payday Lenders From Paycheck Protection Program Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "It's good to see that Visa will not increase any credit/debit card swipe fees until at least April 2021. I hope Mastercard & other networks will do the same. In March, @PeterWelch and I sent Visa & Mastercard this letter urging them not to raise swipe fees during this pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Sen. Cramer: EXIM Bank Increases U.S. Exporter Access to Capital and Supply Chain Funding, Raises Lender Guarantee Cove Sen.Kevin Cramer
May 5, 2020 Rep. Austin Scott Introduces Legislation to Raise CCC's Borrowing Authority Sen.Roger Marshall, ...
May 5, 2020 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Warren Grills Trump Nominee for Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery in Banking Committee Hearing Sen.Elizabeth Warren
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Urge The CFPB To Halt Work On The Payday Rule And Restart The Rulemaking Process Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Wyden, Grassley, Neal Request Retention Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Insurance Rep.Richard Neal, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Brian Moynihan, President and CEO of Bank of America Corporation, Jaime Dimon, Chairman of the Board and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Julio Aldecocea, Managing Director of Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Dave Worrall, President of LoanCare LLC, Jay Bray, Chairman, President, & CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Inc., Bruce Williams, CEO of NewRez LLC, David Spector, President & CEO of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,, Jay Farner, CEO of Quicken Loans, Kelly King, Chairman & CEO of Truist Financial Corporation, Andrew Cecere, Chairman, President, & CEO of US Bancorp, and Charles Scharf, CEO & President of Wells Fargo & Company - Waters and Subcommittee Chairs Hold Mortgage Servicers Accountable During COVID-19 Rep.Maxine Waters, ...
May 3, 2020 Tweet - "Amid coronavirus--Trump admin's actively working to roll back critical protections against predatory lenders We'll fight this--we need to crack down on loan sharks preying on the most vulnerable consumers Not let them peddle interest rates as high as 800%!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 3, 2020 Schumer reveals: Amid coronavirus crisis, greedy loan sharks are closing in & targeting desperate, out-of-cash consumers & small biz's with shameful eye-popping interest rates up to 800%; senator demands immediate Fed action to stop these lenders & protect people who need emergency funds Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Senators Scott and Jones Call for Increased Guidance and Transparency on Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses Relief Funds Sen.Tim Scott, ...
May 1, 2020 Wyden, Warren, Eshoo, Markey Applaud ICANN Blocking Sale of .Org Registry Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Waters Calls for Administration to Put Small Business Owners Over Predatory Payday Lenders Rep.Maxine Waters
May 1, 2020 Rep. Ted Budd Introduces Bill to Help Companies Attract Investors Sen.Ted Budd
May 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Jovita Carranza, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator - Senators Doug Jones and Tim Scott Call for Increased Guidance and Transparency on Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses Relief Funds Sen.Tim Scott, ...
May 1, 2020 Sen. Kennedy praises Federal Reserve for making more loans available to oil and gas firms Sen.John Kennedy
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "For Republicans, there's always enough money to bail out their corporate donors but not enough for helping working Americans and state and local governments." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator for the US Small Business Administration - Rep Meeks and Sen. Harris Demand SBA Resolve Technical Difficulties Shutting Out Community Lenders from Accessing PPP Portal Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with Illinois community bank & credit union leaders yesterday about improving the Paycheck Protection Program, including with transparency & accountability measures. I'm grateful their institutions are participating in the PPP to support IL small businesses & nonprofits." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 30, 2020 Vermont Delegation Urges Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza to Clarify PPP Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Good to talk with @CBS_42 last night about why Congress needs to protect FSAs in light of #COVID19. People should not be penalized for future planning. Rep. Gary Palmer joins CBS 42 to discuss the protection of flex spending accounts amid coronavirus" Rep.Gary Palmer
April 30, 2020 Senator Markey Blasts Federal Reserve Decision to Change Lending Program Standards at Request of Debt-Ridden Oil and Gas Industry Sen.Ed Markey
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