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On the hallowed Republican grounds of the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif., House tax writers embraced a measure that would provide immediate relief to export-heavy businesses but whose high cost might prevent the deep corporate tax rate cuts they had initially promised.
As the United States prepares to begin an aggressive renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Democrats and unions may find themselves wishing for an unlikely ally, hoping the Trump administration will take their lead on issues such as currency manipulation, government procurement and labor rights.
Trump administration officials and Republican congressional leaders have given mixed signals about whether — and how aggressively — they’ll court Democrats on tax reform.
Even as a fresh scandal threatens Wells Fargo & Co.’s ability to regain industry trust and intensifies calls for stricter federal oversight, some observers say punitive action at the federal level is unlikely for the third largest U.S. bank.
Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee used the testimony of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to hammer him with questions in a series of tense exchanges about the Treasury Department’s role in understanding President Donald Trump’s financial dealings.
Deutsche Bank has only middling name recognition among Americans — and that may not be a bad thing for the German financial titan right now.
Amid efforts to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as they deplete their capital buffer, small lenders are warning against actions they say could be disastrous for community-based mortgage lending.
The business of banking has evolved in the decades since the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created, and so should the accepted standards for what qualifies an organization for a national charter, says acting OCC chief Keith Noreika.
The White House is rallying American retailers to support its tax reform legislation, a campaign vow growing more important for Republicans as hopes for health care overhaul collapse.
Illinois trailed most states financially long before this year’s dramatic budget impasse, according to an annual report published Tuesday by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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