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CCAGW Joins Coalition Opposing the Increase in FDIC Deposit Insurance Limits

Raising FDIC insurance limits for business accounts imposes high costs, risks moral hazard, and harms consumers.

Committee Hearing Should End Calls for Deposit Insurance Increase

Bank failures were caused by mismanagement and poor oversight and no level of deposit insurance would have stopped their demise.

Submitted by Thomas Schatz on November 18, 2025 - 18:39 1763509147

CCAGW Joins Coalition Opposing the Increase in FDIC Deposit Insurance Limits

Raising FDIC insurance limits for business accounts imposes high costs, risks moral hazard, and harms consumers.

CCAGW Joins Coalition Opposing Deposit Insurance Cap Increases

Expanding the federal government's role in deposit insurance is unnecessary and costly to taxpayers.

This Week in Waste - April 18, 2025

This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted and efforts to fight back against this waste. 

Submitted by Eric Maus on April 18, 2025 - 16:14 1745007259

CCAGW Joins Coalition Opposing Credit Card Competition Act

Price controls on interchange fees or interest rates are diametrically opposed to free market principles. 

The CFPB’s Desperate, Final Gasp Under Biden

The CFPB has been attempting to overreach its authority in the final days of the Biden administration. 

Submitted by Eric Maus on January 16, 2025 - 09:52 1737039174

Sen. Warren Again Shows Her Ignorance of Private Equity

If Sen. Warren's effort is successful, it would undermine a vital and extremely successful industry.

Submitted by Eric Maus on October 22, 2024 - 12:29 1729614564