Industry News – February 10, 2022

Small Business Sentiment Drops to 11-Month Low  The National Federation of Independent Business revealed that its Small Business Optimism Index dropped to 97.1 last month, its lowest level since February 2021. A lack of available workers and rising labor costs remain...

Policy News – February 3, 2022

With the State of the Union address four weeks away, the pressure is on President Biden to achieve traction with his stalled Build Back Better agenda. Though the legislation itself has an arbitrary March 1 deadline, it’s becoming more likely parts of the bill will be...

Industry News – February 3, 2022

U.S. Consumer Watchdog Group Investigating Bank Fees  The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is seeking public comments on what they call “junk fees” imposed by banks onto their customers. The group feels that many banks are still too reliant on overdraft and late...