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What’s the path and timeline for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to exit conservatorship? How should the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s independence be restored? Did the FHFA exceed its authority in implementing the Fannie-Freddie profit sweep? How should the Basel III Endgame proposal be improved? Do other regulators have problematic work environments like the FDIC? In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Ben Elliott host Mark Calabria, former director of the FHFA and chief economist to former Vice President Mike Pence, to examine these questions and more. They also discuss Calabria’s history of seeing Grateful Dead and Phish shows.
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A Supreme Court ruling on First Amendment shields for Alphabet, Meta and other big-tech platforms, a liability verdict in the Justice Department’s antitrust case v. Google, and a hearing on a proposed $30 billion class settlement between Visa, Mastercard, credit card issuers and merchants are June catalysts to watch. In this litigation and policy outlook episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, host Elliott Stein, BI financials litigation analyst, discusses these and other catalysts with BI colleagues. Apple could get a ruling on its plan for compliance with the injunction in Epic v. Apple. The SEC’s private-funds rule likely gets struck down and key rulings in GSK Zantac litigation and a suit challenging the CFPB credit-card late-fee rule are also discussed. The team also talk about legislation that would exempt oncology therapies from AstraZeneca, Roche and AbbVie from IRA price cuts. In telecommunications, they analyze plans to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program and its $6-$7 billion subsidy for 2024. And finally, they consider proposed crypto legislation.
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Biden-era rules are facing skeptical courts, creating a pivotal moment for US financial regulation impacting banks, asset managers and crypto platforms. Billions of dollars in relief could be heading to the industry if such rules are overturned. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Nathan Dean and Elliott Stein host Todd Phillips, assistant professor of law, Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, to discuss the future of US crypto policy, the rule known as the Basel III endgame, the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how the US Supreme Court might opine on financial regulation in the US going forward.
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The Credit Card Competition Act, a bid to lower fees for retailers and consumers, could increase competitive pressures for Visa and Mastercard if enacted. The bill requires banks above $100 billion in assets to offer more than one credit-card network. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Nathan Dean and Elliott Stein hosted US Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois to discuss the measure. They also examine whether airline reward programs would disappear if the bill were to become law. Additionally, Dean and Stein discussed recent developments in the financial litigation and policy space.
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Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duane Wright discusses delivery-system reform and the hospital-at-home program with Mark Prather, on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. Mark is the co-founder and executive chairman of DispatchHealth, a leading in-home medical provider company. They discuss Mark’s background as a board-certified emergency medicine specialist, the spark that led him to focus on improving care delivery, and the outlook for the US Congress to extend the current hospital-at-home waiver, set to expire December 31.
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ByteDance has signaled it won’t comply with a new US law requiring it to sell its TikTok video-sharing app, setting the stage for what likely will be a lengthy legal battle that could end up at the Supreme Court. TikTok faces rising pressure of a ban in the US if China-based ByteDance doesn’t divest the app. BI Analysts Matthew Schettenhelm, Tamlin Bason and Mandeep Singh analyze what’s at stake for the company and its competitors, and what’s next in Congress, the courts and the EU.
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