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91 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Crypto and Banking: Policy Issues
2023-02-06 · Resources · IF12320 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: Financial Cybersecurity
2023-01-05 · Resources · IF11717 · HTML available · PDF available
Penny: History and Current Status
2022-12-20 · Resources · IF12293 · HTML available · PDF available
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN): Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Implementation and Beyond
2022-09-27 · Reports · R47255 · HTML available · PDF available
Public Banks: History and Recent Proposals
2022-09-20 · Resources · IF12216 · HTML available · PDF available
Better, Together: Examining the Unified Proposed Rule to Modernize the Community Reinvestment Act
2022-07-13 · Testimony · TE10077 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Correspondent Banking and “DeRisking” Issues
2022-04-08 · Resources · IF10873 · HTML available · PDF available
An Analysis of Bank Charters and Selected Policy Issues
2022-01-21 · Reports · R47014 · HTML available · PDF available
Money Laundering in the U.S. Real Estate Sector
2022-01-04 · Resources · IF11967 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Custody, Trust Banks, and Cryptocurrency
2021-12-10 · Resources · IF11997 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Use of Cloud Technology
2021-12-03 · Resources · IF11985 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Support for the Municipal Bond Markets
2021-11-10 · Resources · IF11969 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Mergers and Acquisitions
2021-10-28 · Resources · IF11956 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Rural Credit Markets
2021-09-21 · Reports · R46914 · HTML available
Merchant Discount, Interchange, and Other Transaction Fees in the Retail Electronic Payment System
2021-08-06 · Resources · IF11893 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Household Debt During the Pandemic
2021-05-06 · Reports · R46578 · HTML available · PDF available
Over the Line: Asset Thresholds in Bank Regulation
2021-05-03 · Reports · R46779 · HTML available · PDF available
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Fair Access to Financial Services Rule
2021-02-05 · Posts · LSB10571 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Supervision by Federal Regulators: Overview and Policy Issues
2020-12-28 · Reports · R46648 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 and the Future of Commercial Real Estate Finance
2020-10-19 · Reports · R46572 · HTML available · PDF available
Industrial Loan Companies (ILCs): Background and Policy Issues
2020-09-09 · Reports · R46489 · HTML available
Federal Banking Regulator Finalizes Rule on State Usury Laws
2020-07-09 · Posts · LSB10512 · HTML available · PDF available
HEROES Act, Division K—COVID-19 Housing, Economic Relief, and Oversight Act
2020-06-29 · Reports · R46434 · HTML available · PDF available
Fintech: Overview of Financial Regulators and Recent Policy Approaches
2020-04-28 · Reports · R46333 · HTML available · PDF available
Wells Fargo—A Timeline of Recent Consumer Protection and Corporate Governance Scandals
2020-02-27 · Resources · IF11129 · HTML available · PDF available
Repurchase Agreements (Repos): A Primer
2019-12-09 · Resources · IF11383 · HTML available · PDF available
Leveraged Lending and Collateralized Loan Obligations: Frequently Asked Questions
2019-12-04 · Reports · R46096 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Services for Marijuana Businesses
2019-11-27 · Resources · IF11373 · HTML available · PDF available
Could the Global Legal Entity Identifier Be Useful for Financial Transparency Legislation in the 116th Congress?
2019-10-22 · Resources · IF11341 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Payment System Policy Issues: Faster Payments and Innovation
2019-09-23 · Reports · R45927 · HTML available · PDF available
Technology Service Providers for Banks
2019-06-20 · Resources · IF10935 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Bank Regulation: Supervision
2018-12-20 · Resources · IF11055 · HTML available
Introduction to Bank Regulation: Credit Unions and Community Banks: A Comparison
2018-12-14 · Resources · IF11048 · HTML available
Banking: Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL)
2018-10-09 · Reports · R45339 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Reform: Small Bank Holding Company Threshold
2018-02-23 · Resources · IF10837 · HTML available
Financial Reform: Savings Associations or “Thrifts”
2018-01-29 · Resources · IF10818 · HTML available
Financial Reform: Custody Banks and the Supplementary Leverage Ratio
2018-01-18 · Resources · IF10812 · HTML available
Financial Reform: Muni Bonds and the LCR
2018-01-10 · Resources · IF10804 · HTML available
Treasury Proposes Rule That Could Deliver a “Death Sentence” to Chinese Bank
2017-10-30 · Posts · LSB10019 · HTML available
Leverage Ratios in Bank Capital Requirements
2015-12-09 · Resources · IF10205 · HTML available
An Analysis of the Regulatory Burden on Small Banks
2015-04-22 · Reports · R43999 · HTML available