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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 17, 2019

Democrats Signal Defeat on EV Tax Credit

The federal spending bill being negotiated by House and Senate leaders is not likely to include an extension of the $7,500 tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles.

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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 11, 2019

Trump, Democrats Agree to Revised USMCA

President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and factory and labor officials all cheered the imminent passage of a revised version of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade bill.

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Newsby Tariq KamalOctober 31, 2019

Fed Triggers Third Interest Rate Cut of 2019

The Federal Reserve has announced its third interest rate reduction since July, this time excluding language committing the central bank to action in support of economic expansion.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2019

Gilchrist: USMCA a Win for Dealers, Industry

NADA Chairman Charlie Gilchrist voiced his support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in remarks at a press event. The Texas dealer urged Congress not to ignore the ‘reality’ of an auto industry built on favorable relationships among the three nations.

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Newsby Tariq KamalSeptember 19, 2019

Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again, Stock Market Responds

Stock are on the rise following the second quarter-point reduction to the federal funds rate in less than two months. No further cuts are planned for this year or next, guaranteeing further pressure from the White House.

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Newsby Tariq KamalAugust 1, 2019

Cornered Fed Announces First Rate Cut Since 2008

Facing new global realities and pressure on multiple fronts, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade in an attempt to prolong the economic expansion.

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Newsby Tariq KamalApril 16, 2019

Trump Touts Tax Cuts on Dealer Visit

President Trump kicked off a weeklong public awareness campaign for the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with a visit to Nuss Truck and Equipment in Burnsville, Minn.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoAugust 23, 2018

Senate Committee Narrowly Confirms Trump's Pick to Head BCFP

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee narrowly approved the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to head the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The vote sends her nomination to the full Senate for consideration.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJuly 9, 2018

CFPB Official Who Sued Trump Resigns, Drops Suit

The CFPB official who went to court last year after Trump appointed Mick Mulvaney as acting director announced on Friday she is leaving the embattled regulator. In a tweet, her attorney said the CFPB official is also dropping her legal fight to be the regulator's acting director.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJune 1, 2018

Special Report: Unwinding the CFPB

F&I tracks the rise and fall of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s aggressive but ultimately futile five-year assault on dealer participation.

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