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\n\nMost people would see no change in daily life. If you buy bonds or CDs through a broker, this touches the price quotes you see. Today an SEC rule bars a broker from posting a quote unless current public information about the borrower exists. This bill would end that rule for bonds, notes, CDs, and other forms of debt.\n\nLittle would change right away. The SEC already lets brokers skip this rule for bonds, with no end date set. The change is that a law is harder to undo than an agency decision. The SEC could not put the rule back on its own. The bill also covers bonds that can turn into company stock. It has not become law; a House committee sent it forward in February 2026.
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