The longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history is choking the economic lifeblood of many entrepreneurs, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Small Business Administration has stopped approving routine small-business loans that the agency backs to ensure entrepreneurs have access to funds, halting their plans for expansion and...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is changing course on its previous decision to stop supervising lending to active duty service members, HousingWire.com reported. Kathy Kraninger, the recently confirmed director of the bureau, sent a letter to Congress yesterday, asking for “clear authority” to supervise for...

Heightened scrutiny on bankruptcy advisers’ conflict disclosures by the U.S. Trustee Program is sending a new and forceful message that current practices among some participants are likely to face challenges from the Justice Department and has already resulted in greater transparency in two chapter 11 cases, the Wall Street...