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91 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Crypto Legislation: An Overview of H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act
2025-09-30 · Posts · IN12583 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Capital Requirements and Treasury Market Resiliency
2025-08-05 · Resources · IF13078 · HTML available · PDF available
Nonbank Financial Intermediation (NBFI or “Shadow Banking”) and Capital Markets Policy
2025-06-25 · Reports · R48512 · HTML available · PDF available
Proposed Elimination of the Penny: Frequently Asked Questions
2025-06-24 · Posts · IN12572 · HTML available · PDF available
Key Issues in Stablecoin Legislation in the 119th Congress
2025-06-09 · Resources · IF12984 · HTML available · PDF available
Interest Rate Caps on Credit Cards
2025-05-22 · Resources · IF12861 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Regulatory Activity on Bank Merger Policy
2025-04-15 · Posts · IN12543 · HTML available · PDF available
Central Bank Digital Currencies
2025-04-10 · Resources · IF11471 · HTML available · PDF available
The Credit Union System: Lending Activities and Selected Regulatory Developments
2025-04-10 · Reports · R46360 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: Banking
2025-04-01 · Resources · IF10035 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: International Regulation
2025-04-01 · Resources · IF12741 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: Credit Unions
2025-04-01 · Resources · IF11713 · HTML available · PDF available
The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System and Selected Policy Issues
2025-03-27 · Reports · R46499 · HTML available · PDF available
De-Banking/De-Risking: Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-01-29 · Resources · IF12886 · HTML available · PDF available
Terrorist Financing: Hamas and Cryptocurrency Fundraising
2024-12-09 · Resources · IF12537 · HTML available · PDF available
Alternative Data in Financial Services
2024-11-07 · Resources · IF11630 · HTML available · PDF available
Derivatives Trading in U.S. Banking
2024-10-17 · Resources · IF12786 · HTML available · PDF available
Credit Card Swipe Fees and Routing Restrictions
2024-10-08 · Reports · R48216 · HTML available · PDF available
Commercial Real Estate and the Banking Sector
2024-09-12 · Reports · R48175 · HTML available · PDF available
“Too Big to Fail” Financial Institutions: Policy Issues
2024-09-05 · Resources · IF12755 · HTML available · PDF available
Effect of Rescheduling Marijuana on Access to Financial Services
2024-08-26 · Posts · LSB11218 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Inclusion: Access to Bank Accounts
2024-08-02 · Resources · IF11631 · HTML available · PDF available
Bills Affecting Bank Regulators in the 118th Congress
2024-07-02 · Posts · IN12387 · HTML available · PDF available
De Novo Banks: Policy Issues for the 118th Congress
2024-06-27 · Resources · IF12697 · HTML available · PDF available
Banking Legislation in the 118th Congress
2024-06-13 · Posts · IN12376 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R. 8337)
2024-05-30 · Resources · IF12678 · HTML available · PDF available
Technology Service Providers and Credit Unions
2024-05-10 · Resources · IF12665 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Reserve’s Discount Window: Policy Issues
2024-05-08 · Resources · IF12655 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Failures: The FDIC’s Systemic Risk Exception
2024-04-23 · Resources · IF12378 · HTML available · PDF available
Banks’ Unrealized Losses, Part 1: New Treatment in the “Basel III Endgame” Proposal
2024-04-22 · Posts · IN12231 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Reserve: Policy Issues in the 118th Congress
2024-02-06 · Reports · R47377 · HTML available · PDF available
Enhanced Prudential Regulation of Large Banks
2023-12-15 · Reports · R47876 · HTML available · PDF available
How the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 Could Affect Consumers, Merchants, and Banks
2023-12-13 · Resources · IF12548 · HTML available · PDF available
Commercial Real Estate Markets and Potential Macroeconomic Stress
2023-12-06 · Posts · IN12283 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Capital Requirements: Basel III Endgame
2023-11-30 · Reports · R47855 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Exposure to Commercial Real Estate
2023-11-16 · Posts · IN12278 · HTML available · PDF available
Marijuana Banking: Legal Issues and the SAFE(R) Banking Acts
2023-11-15 · Posts · LSB11076 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Institution Insolvency and the Federal Response to the Regional Bank Failures of 2023
2023-08-21 · Reports · R47658 · HTML available · PDF available
Belts and Suspenders: Analysis of Large Bank Capital Standards
2023-07-26 · Reports · R47634 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Failures and Congressional Oversight
2023-07-21 · Resources · IF12454 · HTML available · PDF available
Stablecoin Policy Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-07-12 · Resources · IF12450 · HTML available · PDF available
Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure and Potential Director/Officer Liability
2023-04-07 · Posts · LSB10946 · HTML available · PDF available
Deposit Insurance and the Failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
2023-03-27 · Resources · IF12361 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Failures and the FDIC
2023-03-23 · Resources · IF10055 · HTML available · PDF available
The Role of Bridge Banks in FDIC Receiverships
2023-03-20 · Posts · LSB10937 · HTML available · PDF available
Banking, Data Privacy, and Cybersecurity Regulation
2023-03-13 · Reports · R47434 · HTML available · PDF available
Bank Capital Requirements: A Primer and Policy Issues
2023-03-09 · Reports · R47447 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Statutory Bankruptcy Alternatives: A Roadmap
2023-03-02 · Posts · LSB10926 · HTML available · PDF available
Cryptocurrency: Selected Policy Issues
2023-02-15 · Reports · R47425 · HTML available · PDF available
Design of United States Paper Currency
2023-02-13 · Resources · IF11414 · HTML available · PDF available