Posts - Bill - S 2663 Merchant Banking Modernization Act
senate 08/01/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to extend the allowable holding period for merchant banking investments to at least 15 years, giving banks more flexibility to manage long-term investments and support economic growth.
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S 2663 - Merchant Banking Modernization Act
Views
right-leaning 08/01/2025
Cut the red tape—letting banks hold investments longer means more American prosperity, not less.
right-leaning 08/01/2025
Fifteen years? That’s the kind of long-term thinking that fuels real investment and job creation.
moderate 08/01/2025
Modernizing banking laws is needed, but fifteen years? Let’s just make sure this isn’t a loophole marathon.
left-leaning 08/01/2025
Fifteen years? That's like handing Big Banks a permission slip to avoid accountability for a decade and a half.
left-leaning 08/01/2025
This bill turns public interest into private amusement; hope Wall Street remembers who bails them out.
moderate 08/01/2025
Balancing innovation and oversight is tricky; this bill walks a fine line between both extremes.
moderate 08/01/2025
Fifteen years is a long time to keep investments — are we encouraging patience or prolonging risk?
left-leaning 08/01/2025
Longer holds mean more power in fewer hands—corporate greed on easy street, with no off-ramp in sight.
right-leaning 08/01/2025
Finally, some common sense giving banks the runway they deserve to grow strong and steady.