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First Quarter 2026 Inflation Adjustment Figures for Cable Operators Using FCC Rate Regulation Form 1240 Now Available
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-687):
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This Public Notice is applicable to rate-regulated cable operators that use FCC Forms to justify their cable rates./1 Cable operators adjusting the non-external cost portion of their rates for inflation should follow the instructions provided with the applicable FCC Form. All inflation adjustment figures are based on changes in the Gross National Product Price Index (GNP-PI) published by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
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WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-687):
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This Public Notice is applicable to rate-regulated cable operators that use FCC Forms to justify their cable rates./1 Cable operators adjusting the non-external cost portion of their rates for inflation should follow the instructions provided with the applicable FCC Form. All inflation adjustment figures are based on changes in the Gross National Product Price Index (GNP-PI) published by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis(BEA). The chain-type price indexes were obtained from the BEA Table 1.7.4 (Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, and Net National Product) Line 4 (Gross National Product) on June 26, 2026./2
Operators filing FCC Form 1240 may make an adjustment based on quarterly figures. The first quarter 2026 inflation factor for operators using FCC Form 1240 is 3.60%. The adjustment factor of 3.60% is a measure of the annualized change in prices occurring over the period from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026. The inflation adjustment factor is calculated by dividing the GNP-PI for the first quarter of 2026 (131.702) by the GNP-PI for the fourth quarter of 2025 (130.542). The result of this calculation is converted from a quarterly change measurement factor to an annual change measurement factor by raising it to the fourth power. We then convert the calculation to an inflation adjustment factor by subtracting one.
Operators calculating the Inflation Factor for a True-Up Period that includes some portion of the first quarter of 2026 should enter the inflation factor on the appropriate lines of Worksheet 1 of FCC Form 1240 as "0.0360." Operators using this factor for calculating the Projected Period Inflation Segment of FCC Form 1240 should enter this number on Line C3 (January 1996 version), or Line C5 (July 1996 version) as "1.0360".
Each quarter the Commission releases a quarterly inflation factor for use with FCC Form 1240. The following table lists these factors beginning in 2021./3
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Year ... Quarter ... Dates Covered ... Inflation Factor
2021 ... First ... Jan. 1, 2021 - Mar. 31, 2021 ... 4.32%
2021 ... Second ... Apr. 1, 2021 - Jun. 30, 2021 ... 6.07%
2021 ... Third ... Jul. 1, 2021 - Sep. 30, 2021 ... 5.95%
2021 ... Fourth ... Oct. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2021 ... 7.13%
2022 ... First ... Jan. 1, 2022 - Mar. 31, 2022 ... 8.19%
2022 ... Second ... Apr. 1, 2022 - Jun. 30, 2022 ... 9.00%
2022 ... Third ... Jul. 1, 2022 - Sep. 30, 2022 ... 4.37%
2022 ... Fourth ... Oct. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022 ... 3.88%
2023 ... First ... Jan. 1, 2023 - Mar. 31, 2023 ... 4.14%
2023 ... Second ... Apr. 1, 2023 - Jun. 30, 2023 ... 1.74%
2023 ... Third ... Jul. 1, 2023 - Sep. 30, 2023 ... 3.33%
2023 ... Fourth ... Oct. 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023 ... 1.63%
2024 ... First ... Jan. 1, 2024 - Mar. 31, 2024 ... 3.05%
2024 ... Second ... Apr. 1, 2024 - Jun. 30, 2024 ... 2.52%
2024 ... Third ... Jul. 1, 2024 - Sep. 30, 2024 ... 1.94%
2024 ... Fourth ... Oct. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2024 ... 2.34%
2025 ... First ... Jan. 1, 2025 - Mar. 31, 2025 ... 3.76%
2025 ... Second ... Apr. 1, 2025 - Jun. 30, 2025 ... 2.12%
2025 ... Third ... Jul. 1, 2025 - Sep. 30, 2025 ... 3.76%
2025 ... Fourth ... Oct. 1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2025 ... 3.70%
2026 ... First ... Jan. 1, 2025 - Mar. 31, 2026 ... 3.60%
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The Commission releases a new quarterly inflation factor for operators using FCC Form 1240 four times each year. The inflation factor for a given quarter is usually released between three and four months after the end of the quarter, depending on the schedule of the Department of Commerce. The release of a new factor is posted on the Commission's website at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/inflation-updates-forms1210-and-1240.
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Footnotes:
1/ Pursuant to 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 76.922(c)(2), cable operators may adjust the non-external cost portion of their rates for inflation.
2/ Table 1.7.4 can be found at this link: https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/?reqid=19&step=2&isuri=1&categories=survey#eyJhcHBpZCI6MTksInN0ZXBzIjpbM SwyLDNdLCJkYXRhIjpbWyJjYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwiU3VydmV5Il0sWyJOSVBBX1RhYmxlX0xpc3QiLCI0MiJd XX0=.
3/ All previously released inflation factors can be found at Federal Communications Commission, Inflation Updates for Forms 1210 and 1240, https://www.fcc.gov/general/inflation-updates-forms-1210-and-1240 (last visited June 26, 2026).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-687A1.pdf
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Seeking Comment on Petitions for Preemption, Declaratory Ruling Filed Pursuant to Section 253 of Communications Act
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Dockets No. 26-166, 26-167):
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The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for preemption and declaratory ruling filed pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./1 The first petition was filed by Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber (Gateway Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt "the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota . . . from imposing and requiring a cable communications system franchise agreement . . . as a predicate
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WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Dockets No. 26-166, 26-167):
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The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for preemption and declaratory ruling filed pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./1 The first petition was filed by Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber (Gateway Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt "the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota . . . from imposing and requiring a cable communications system franchise agreement . . . as a predicateto issue public right-of-way use permits."/2 The second petition was filed by Lumos Fiber of Ohio, LLC (Lumos Fiber) and asks the Commission to preempt requirements imposed on its requests for right-of-way permits by two Ohio counties./3 Specifically, Lumos Fiber asks that the Commission preempt: (1) per-foot construction charges, inspection fees, and a professional survey requirement imposed by Stark County, Ohio; and (2) a professional survey requirement imposed by Mahoning County, Ohio./4 Gateway Fiber and Lumos Fiber argue that the requirements challenged by their respective petitions violate Section 253 of the Communications Act./5
Interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the Petitions on or before August 24, 2026 and reply comments on or before September 23, 2026. All comments or oppositions addressing the Gateway Fiber Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-166. All comments or oppositions addressing the Lumos Fiber Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-167. All comments or oppositions must be addressed to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
* Electronic Filers: Comments and oppositions may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): www.fcc.gov/ecfs./6
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceedings this Notice initiates shall be treated as "permit-but-disclose" proceedings in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./7 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in these proceedings should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 253(d); see also 47 CFR Sec. 1.2(b).
2/ Petition of Gateway Infrastructure, LLC d/b/a Gateway Fiber for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (rec. June 17, 2025), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/26109834869 (Gateway Fiber Petition).
3/ Petition of Lumos Fiber of Ohio, LLC for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (rec. June 18, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/26109835097 (Lumos Fiber Petition).
4/ See Lumos Fiber Petition at 1, 11.
5/ See Gateway Fiber Petition at 1, 14-20; Lumos Fiber Petition at 1, 11-31.
6/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
7/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-689A1.pdf
FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice: Conditional Approval, Exemption of Certain Router From FCC Covered List
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89, ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233):
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The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."/1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications
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WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89, ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233):
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The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."/1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted CommunicationsNetworks Act of 2019 (Secure Networks Act)/2 and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission's rules,/3 PSHSB announces that the Department of War (DoW) has granted Conditional Approval for a certain router. Therefore, such device is exempt from the Covered List.
Recent Additions of Routers to the Covered List:
On March 23, 2026, the Commission added to the Covered List "routers produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS."/4 This addition was based on a National Security Determination from an Executive Branch interagency body, including several appropriate national security agencies, determining (among other things) that routers produced in a foreign country pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons./5
Conditional Approvals:
The Executive Branch interagency body established a process by which entities producing routers in foreign countries can request DoW or the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate whether such devices do not pose unacceptable risks to national security and receive Conditional Approvals that would exempt such devices from the Covered List. The Commission has updated the Covered List to reflect the Conditional Approvals that we have received from the DoW exempting certain routers from the Covered List./6
DoW has reviewed the submission and granted Conditional Approval for the following device:
* Vantiva USA, LLC's CWA438TX router (terminating January 3, 2028)
The Covered List:
We find that the Conditional Approval constitutes "a specific determination" by DoW that such device does not pose a risk to U.S. national security./7 Therefore, we conclude that PSHSB is required to update the Covered List to exclude the equipment identified in these Conditional Approvals.
PSHSB takes this action under its authority and obligation to publish and maintain the Covered List. Sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission's rules require PSHSB to publish the Covered List on the Commission's website, to maintain and update the Covered List, and to monitor the status of determinations./8
The Covered List and the list of devices that have received Conditional Approvals are attached as Appendices A and B to this Public Notice and can also be found on the Bureau's website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist./9
We note the continued availability of FCC staff guidance pursuant to sections 0.191 and 0.31(i) of the Commission's rules. Commission staff will provide guidance to TCBs, test labs, and equipment authorization applicants on the impact of these updates.
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Footnotes:
1/ Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 133 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 1601-1609) (Secure Networks Act); 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002, 1.50003. For the current version of the Covered List, see Federal Communications Commission, List of Equipment and Services Covered By Section 2 of The Secure Networks Act, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist (last updated Apr. 14, 2026).
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1601.
3/ 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002(a), 1.50003; see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284 (2020) (Supply Chain Second Report and Order).
4/ FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Addition of Routers Produced in Foreign Countries to FCC Covered List, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 26-278 (Mar. 23, 2026) (Routers Public Notice).
5/ Routers Public Notice at 2.
6/ See, e.g., FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Conditional Approval of Certain Routers and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Exemption from FCC Covered List, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA-26-351 (April 14, 2026). The list of devices that have received Conditional Approvals can be found on the Bureau's website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist.
7/ See Routers Public Notice, Appx. C.
8/ 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.50002(a), 1.50003. See Supply Chain Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14319, 14325, paras. 72, 77, 92.
9/ The FCC website also contains a list of certain affiliates and subsidiaries of entities identified on the Covered List. The list of affiliates and subsidiaries does not constitute a comprehensive list of all entities that the Commission may find, upon further examination, to qualify as relevant subsidiaries or affiliates of entities on the Covered List. Those entities, whether or not they currently provide covered communications equipment or services, are subject to the Commission's prohibitions, such as the prohibition against obtaining authorizations for covered equipment. See Reminder: Communications Equipment And Services On The Covered List Pose An Unacceptable Risk To National Security, National Security Advisory No. 2025-01, DA 25-927, n.3 (PSHSB Oct. 14, 2025).
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Original text plus appendix here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-688A1.pdf
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year Reviews Concerning Preserved Mushrooms From Chile, China, India, And Indonesia
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on July 7, 2026:
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USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Preserved Mushrooms from Chile, China, India, And Indonesia
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping orders on imports of preserved mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations,
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on July 7, 2026:
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USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Preserved Mushrooms from Chile, China, India, And Indonesia
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping orders on imports of preserved mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations,the existing orders on imports of this product from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia will remain in place.
Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioner Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Amy A. Karpel did not participate in the vote.
Today's action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The Commission's public report, Preserved Mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia (Inv. No. 731-TA-776-779 (Fifth Review), USITC Publication 5765, July 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by August 13, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission's institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC's notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission's prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Preserved Mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia were instituted on February 2, 2026.
On May 8, 2026, the Commission determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. Chairman Johanson voted for full reviews; Commissioners Kearns and Karpel voted for expedited reviews.
A record of the Commission's vote to conduct an expedited review is available on the investigations page for Preserved Mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia; Inv. No. 731-TA-776-779 (Fifth Review).
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Original text here: https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0707_68876.htm
SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Explore Modernizing Market Access
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release:
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SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Explore Modernizing Market Access
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The Securities and Exchange Commission's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 a.m. to explore ways to modernize public market access and encourage IPOs and small public company capital formation.
The meeting will be open to the public and held at the SEC's headquarters at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. The discussion will be streamed
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release:
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SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Explore Modernizing Market Access
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The Securities and Exchange Commission's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 a.m. to explore ways to modernize public market access and encourage IPOs and small public company capital formation.
The meeting will be open to the public and held at the SEC's headquarters at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. The discussion will be streamedlive on SEC.gov.
Building upon ideas generated during the prior committee meeting, members will continue exploring ways to encourage more companies to go and stay public. The committee will consider ways to modernize the IPO process and potential regulatory reforms, including certain recently proposed SEC rulemakings aimed at reducing regulatory friction and facilitating capital formation in the public securities markets.
To facilitate discussion and deepen the committee's understanding of the regulatory landscape, members will hear from SEC staff in the Division of Corporation Finance who will provide an overview of recent relevant rulemakings. Members will also hear from Daniel Zinn, General Counsel and Chief of Staff, OTC Markets Group, and Sue Washer, biotechnology consultant and former CEO of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, who will share their experiences and views on ways to further support small public company capital formation.
The Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the SEC on rules, regulations, and policy matters relating to small businesses.
For more information about the committee and the full agenda for the meeting, visit the committee webpage.
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-64-sec-small-business-advisory-committee-explore-modernizing-market-access
FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment.
The FTC's settlement requires Deere-for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states-to provide farmers and independent
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers' Right to Repair
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment.
The FTC's settlement requires Deere-for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states-to provide farmers and independentrepair providers with the same equipment repair resources, including applicable software capabilities, that it currently provides to authorized Deere dealers.
The settlement resolves the FTC and states' joint lawsuit against Deere, which alleged that Deere used unlawful practices to limit the ability of farmers and independent repair providers to perform repairs on Deere farm equipment. The settlement represents the Commission's latest commitment to reducing the cost of living for Americans, including both farmers and downstream consumers of the products those farmers produce.
"Today's settlement enables farmers to do what they've done for generations-fix their own tractors and other farm equipment-without having to pay an authorized John Deere dealer to do it for them," said FTC Bureau of Competition Director Daniel Guarnera. "The settlement with Deere will help lower costs for American farmers. The FTC will continue fighting against anticompetitive restrictions on American consumers' right to repair."
Deere makes the only software repair tools capable of performing all electronic repairs on Deere equipment. Deere, however, has previously made such tools available only to its authorized dealers, forcing farmers to rely on authorized dealers for many necessary repairs, according to the FTC and the states' lawsuit filed in January 2025. By withholding these repair capabilities, the complaint alleged Deere unlawfully acquired and maintained monopoly power in markets for repair services for Deere farm equipment. Deere's practices led to service delays and higher costs for farmers, the complaint further alleged.
Under the terms of the stipulated order settling the lawsuit, Deere will be required to:
* Make available to farmers and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, repair resources equivalent to those Deere now makes available to Deere dealers including:
* Reading, clearing and resetting electronic fault codes;
* Reprogramming of electronic components (including "pairing" newly installed electronic parts with equipment);
* Restarting a machine following an emissions-related shutdown (commonly referred to as "limp mode"); and
* Viewing and searching technical manuals, troubleshooting solutions (including so-called "product improvement programs" and "DTAC solutions") and other guidance and information useful for equipment diagnosis, maintenance, repair or upgrade.
* Make available to farmers and independent repair providers any future repair resources that are similar or reasonably necessary for repairs, once Deere makes them available to over 50 percent of its authorized dealer network in the United States;
* Instruct its authorized dealers to promote the availability of these repair resources and support their use, and not to discriminate or retaliate against any farmers or independent repair providers who purchase or use such resources rather than dealer repair services; and
* Provide notice to the public, to Deere's farmer and independent repair provider customers and to its authorized dealers information about the stipulated order and the availability of Deere's repair resources.
Deere will also be subject to strict reporting and oversight requirements to ensure its compliance with the stipulated order. The term of the order is 10 years and may be extended if Deere violates its terms.
The Commission vote to issue the proposed stipulated order was 2-0. The order was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Joining the proposed order are the FTC's co-plaintiffs, the states of Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued a statement joined by Commissioner Mark R. Meador.
NOTE: Stipulated orders have the force of law when approved and signed by the District Court judge.
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Original text here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-states-secure-settlement-deere-company-advancing-farmers-right-repair
CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 8 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release:
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CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities
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More than $13 Million Available; Credit Unions Are Encouraged to Review Their Eligibility
Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that $13 million is available for loans to low-income-designated (LID) credit unions under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). Loans will be awarded for up to $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.5% per year up to five years.
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 8 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release:
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CDRLF Loan Program Offers Additional Opportunities
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More than $13 Million Available; Credit Unions Are Encouraged to Review Their Eligibility
Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that $13 million is available for loans to low-income-designated (LID) credit unions under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). Loans will be awarded for up to $500,000 at an interest rate of 1.5% per year up to five years.
Currently Accepting Applications
NCUA accepts applications on an ongoing basis through the This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. NCUA grant and loan management system (Opens new window). Loans can be used for:
* Development of new products or services for members
* Partnership arrangements with community-based service organizations or government agencies
* Loan programs
* Acquisition, expansion, or improvement of office space or equipment
* Operational programs
Credit Unions Should Check Eligibility
A credit union must have the low-income designation to apply and maintain an active registration with the This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. System for Award Management (Opens new window). There is no charge for this registration or recertification. SAM.gov users can register or recertify by following the instructions on the website.
Loan Application Guidelines posted on the NCUA's Loans webpage. Interested credit unions also may contact the NCUA's Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion with any questions by emailing to CUREAPPS@ncua.gov.
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Original text here: https://ncua.gov/newsroom/press-release/2026/cdrlf-loan-program-offers-additional-opportunities
