Rep. Tom Emmer

Congressman for Minnesota’s sixth district

Rep. Tom Emmer represents the sixth district in Minnesota and leads the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee for the House Financial Services Committee.

Politics and policy

The U.S. must carefully consider the development of a digital dollar

Rushing to create a central bank digital currency that is not permissionless and private would be dangerous to core American principles, according to a Minnesota Republican.

By Rep. Tom Emmer

December 9

TRENDING

Failures

Republic First fails; Fulton Bank acquires assets, branches

The Philadelphia-based bank's parent company, Republic First Bancshares, had been roiled by a yearslong proxy battle involving activist investors groups and its former CEO.

By Kyle Campbell

April 26
Politics and policy

Custodia to appeal ruling in Fed lawsuit

The Wyoming-based digital asset bank filed paperwork to challenge last month's district court ruling, which affirmed the Federal Reserve's view about its discretion over master account applications.

By Kyle Campbell

April 26
CFPB

Former CFPB Director Richard Cordray resigns from Education Department

The former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday after the troubled rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid led some House Republicans to call for his resignation.

By Kate Berry

April 26