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President Biden's Economic Actions Without Congress
TLDR President Biden can take significant economic actions without Congress, such as requiring banks to offer low-cost, no-overdraft, safe bank accounts to help unbanked Americans access financial services. This includes potentially changing housing rules affecting suburbs and replacing the current director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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When Joe Biden becomes President, he can take significant economic actions without Congress, such as requiring all banks to offer low-cost, no-overdraft, safe bank accounts.
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Biden can require banks to offer low-cost, no-overdraft, safe bank accounts to help the millions of unbanked Americans access financial services.
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Bank regulators appointed by the president can potentially force banks to offer cheap, no-overdraft accounts, a move that could be influenced by political and economic factors.
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Biden may consider changing a housing rule that affects the suburbs, potentially reversing a decision made by Trump.
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An anti-discrimination housing rule from 2015 requires cities, counties, and states to address disparities in housing based on race and other factors, with the potential consequence of losing federal housing money if not complied with, a rule that Biden plans to reinstate.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was designed to have a powerful, hard-to-fire director appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, leading to a lawsuit in 2017 challenging the constitutionality of this setup.
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The Supreme Court decided that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's strong director was unconstitutional, allowing President Biden to potentially replace the current director appointed by Trump.
