Politics

The latest proposal underscores a fierce fight in Congress over ways to pay for Biden's slimmer social-spending agenda.

U.S. Rep. John Larson’s legislation would increase benefits for the first time in 50 years, but it’s one of the two competing approaches attracting support.

The move is part of the bank's effort to close the racial wealth gap in the United States.

Whether it’s ultimately done by executive order or other means, the White House aims to take a unified approach to digital assets.

The U.S. may join Canada and Europe, which have already approved similar products.

Rohit Chopra, a liberal consumer watchdog, was approved as the agency’s director nine months after the Biden administration first announced him as the nominee.

The agency will consider whether to require affluent taxpayers to pay tax on transfers to trusts made under higher exemptions that expire come 2026.

Elizabeth Warren wants the Federal Reserve to break up Wells Fargo. That is sort of funny and silly in equal measures.

The effort to appeal to centrist Democrats fails to take into account gaping loopholes lawmakers must close if they plan to fund an ambitious spending proposal.

Community banks have played and will continue to play a key role in supporting local economies across the country. Join us in a lively conversation with Dennis E. Nixon, President & CEO of International Bank of Commerce (Laredo, Texas) & Chairman, International Bancshares Corporation and Eddie Aldrete, Senior Vice President at International Bank of Commerce as we discuss: (1) the need for bankers and the business community to become involved in political issues. From minimum wage and issues that affect small businesses to regulatory issues that directly affect the banking industry, banking and business leaders need to be thought leaders in the public conversation and (2) how bankers can play a pivotal advocacy role in the free trade process.