Finance
Free and efficient financial markets are essential to a diverse and growing economy. They allow businesses to succeed and individuals to build financial security. To support that system, we need smart regulation that ensures access to capital and credit, enables companies to go public, incentivizes innovation, and provides choice and access for investors while protecting consumers.
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Merger review shouldn’t be used to attack companies or engineer bureaucratic hurdles to economic freedom, progress, and growth.
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75% of credit card users pay their bills on time. The CFPB’s new proposed rule would punish those who pay on time by raising their costs to cover for those who don’t.
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The Federal Trade Commission has brought yet another merger challenge without any evidence of competitive harm. Still, despite its weaknesses, the FTC’s complaint against Amgen and Horizon provides insights into the agency’s thinking and may hold clues regarding anticipated new merger guidelines.
Further reading
- How Bank Mergers Promote CompetitionBank mergers help drive innovation and access to products and services for consumers. But proposed legislation could stifle deals at a time when new technologies and entrants are creating more competition than ever before.Learn More
- Why Selling Your Business Might Get HarderProposed antitrust legislation could impact the ability of everyone from individual entrepreneurs to multi-million-dollar companies to be acquired.Learn More
- 3 Things You Need to Know About Stock BuybacksWith the potential for new legislative developments, now is a good time to take a closer look at stock buybacks: what they are, what they do, what motivates a company to make investment decisions, and who benefits when companies buy back their stock.Learn More
Our Work
The U.S. Chamber promotes policies that ensure U.S. capital markets remain the fairest, most efficient, and innovative in the world. We advocate for legislation and regulation that strengthens our capital markets, allowing businesses—from the local flower shop to a multinational manufacturer—to mitigate risks, manage liquidity, access credit, and raise capital.
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Coalition comments signed by more than 280 organizations representing 45 states on the FTC's proposed rule to ban noncompete clauses.
The Chamber submitted comments to the FTC on its proposed rule to ban noncompete clauses.
The Supreme Court handed the business community a major victory in Axon v. FTC, a case that raised the question of whether a defendant can challenge the constitutionality of the FTC’s structure directly in federal district court without first wading through the cumbersome administrative processes.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Financial Services, on Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler's upcoming testimony before the committee on April 18.
The Federal Trade Commission has garnered considerable scrutiny for its efforts to overhaul antitrust. Why hasn't the Department of Justice?
Considering the broad scope of substantive issues raised in the RFI, the IFA and its members urge the FTC to extend the comment period under the RFI for an additional 60 days.
The Biden Administration seems determined to sideline consumers, and competition itself, from its competition policy.
The Chamber welcome the opportunity to provide the Canadian Government with comments in response to the consultation on the future of Canadian competition policy.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Financial Services on several bills to be considered at the hearing entitled “U.S. Public Markets Built for the 21st Century: Exploring Reforms to Make Our Public Markets Attractive for Small and Emerging Companies Raising Capital.”