Judge approves American Airlines merger, CFPB expands consumer complaint database, and more.
- A federal bankruptcy judge approved the merger between US Airways and American Airlines.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that he will step down after four years.
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is expanding its searchable database of publicly available consumer financial complaints.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s settlement addressing Facebook IPO.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers on the health risks associated with temporary tattoos.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that an independent expert panel will review the EPA’s hydraulic fracturing research.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new Streamlined Modification Initiative to help delinquent borrowers avoid foreclosure.
- The FDA approved a one-of-a-kind botulism antitoxin.
- The EPA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced plans to administer agency-wide furloughs as a result of the sequester.
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plan to expand its StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity initiative to ten additional states.
- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requested public comments about its use of advanced imaging devices.
- The FDA considered a proposal that would create an independent body for monitoring tobacco research, eliminating conflict of interest concerns.
