SIPC News and Updates

  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • Yesterday
Stablecore expands stablecoin pilot to U.S. credit unions managing $25 billion in assets
Smaller U.S. lenders are gaining a new route to assess stablecoins and other blockchain-based financial services before making broader platform decisions. The early-access initiative covers credit ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 22.06.2026
U.S. child care tax breaks see low uptake, congressional report says
High child care costs continue to weigh on U.S. families and employers as existing tax incentives remain lightly used. The issue carries broader economic stakes, with a shortage of available child ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 18.06.2026
Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances 24 security and foreign policy bills
A bipartisan slate of foreign policy measures moves forward in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as lawmakers back legislation tied to U.S. security, technology and alliances. The package ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 18.06.2026
U.S. gaming groups seek CLARITY Act ban on sports prediction market contracts
A coalition of U.S. gaming, tribal and labor groups is pressing lawmakers to carve out sports betting from federal oversight of prediction market platforms as the Senate reviews the CLARITY Act. ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 15.06.2026
U.S. warns France could face 100% wine tariffs over tech tax
Trade tensions between the U.S. and France are escalating as President Donald Trump says French wine imports could face steep duties tied to Paris's digital tax on American technology companies. ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 08.06.2026
NCUA clarifies federal credit unions' fee authority under U.S. law
Federal credit unions are set to receive clearer regulatory backing on their ability to impose non-interest charges tied to payment card services. The move is aimed at preventing conflicts with ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 01.06.2026
OCC publishes CRA ratings for 18 banks and savings associations
Community reinvestment compliance remains a key supervisory measure for banks serving local credit markets across the U.S. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has now made public 18 ...