WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026 - Federal regulators have dropped a yearlong yearslong investigation into NewsGuard, ending a probe that raised questions about government scrutiny of private companies that rate online content. The Federal Trade Commission withdrew its civil investigative demand ...

Commercial mortgage delinquency rates climbed to 4.02 percent in the first quarter of 2026, up from 3.86 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s commercial real estate finance loan performance survey. Short-term delinquencies increased ...

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is ...

Regulators have finalized a rule that lowers the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) from 9% to 8% and lengthens the grace period for falling below the qualifying criteria, easing capital constraints and making the simplified framework accessible to more community ...

Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). UPI-Yonhap US financial regulators have launched a sweeping investigation into the private credit market. Attention is turning to whether authorities will roll out tougher rules in response to rising ...

Change inside large financial institutions rarely fails because of poor strategy. More often, it fails because of scale. Complex systems, entrenched processes, and deeply embedded cultures create enormous inertia. Even well-intentioned transformation efforts can stall when organizations underestimate how difficult ...

After much debate, the state Senate approved a far-reaching measure expanding consumer privacy laws and data-driven regulatory requirements for Connecticut employers April 23. The amended version of SB 4 passed by a decisive 31-4 vote and moves to the House for consideration. Although lawmakers clarified several provisions of the bill ...

A growing number of federal judges are now requiring lawyers and sometimes pro se parties to affirmatively disclose when they use generative AI in preparing filings, usually via a standing order or certification; failure to comply can lead to sanctions, ...

Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to the Federal Trade Commission. That figure marks an eightfold increase since 2020. The FTC said Americans reported losing $1.1 billion last year to ...