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Rapidly Growing “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) Financing: Market Developments and Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-08 · Resources · 1,465 words · PDF available
“Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) is a form of point-of-sales financing. With BNPL financing, a consumer can purchase an item now and pay for it later on a predetermined payment schedule. While retailers ha...
Evergrande Group and China’s Debt Challenges
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-08 · Resources · 1,822 words · PDF available
Since 2021, some Members of Congress have raised concerns about the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China)’s debt levels and the solvency of PRC property developers. The inability of Evergrande Gro...
Funding for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-08 · Resources · 902 words · PDF available
Congress provides annual appropriations and periodically provides supplemental appropriations for public elementary and secondary schools through many agencies and programs. Of these funds, the larges...
Foreign Assistance: Where Does the Money Go?
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-08 · Reports · 13,802 words · PDF available
Congress provided $66.1 billion in foreign assistance appropriations in FY2023. In allocating foreign assistance and overseeing agencies’ execution of those funds, some Members of Congress have focuse...
Retirement Benefits for Federal Law Enforcement Personnel
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-08 · Reports · 6,851 words · PDF available
Certain federal employees who perform specific duties, as defined in statute, are classified as law enforcement officers (LEOs) for the purpose of federal retirement benefits. LEOs and a few legislati...
Private Equity Investments in Health Care: Selected Enforcement Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2024-08-08 · Posts · 3,234 words · PDF available
A 2021 report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) found that private equity investments in health care substantially expanded in the preceding 20 years, particularly with respect to...