A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to modernize financial tools used by the manufacturing industry by expanding access to manufacturing bonds and increasing the si...
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New York State announced a new cybersecurity regulation to protect the state’s financial services industry and consumers from threat of cyber attacks that will take effect on March 1. The rule r...
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An agreement between the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and Mastercard will reduce the cost of acceptance for small- and medium-sized enterprises who are members of the CFIB, stren...
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Small business owners have a brighter outlook for the economy than they did six months ago, according to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) 2016 Year-End Economic Report. The number of ...
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At a recent congressional subcommittee hearing, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Ted Nickel voiced his opposition to a covered agreement that he says does not achieve the goal of...
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A bill that would amend certain provisions of the Social Security Act to promote the reemployment of unemployed workers was introduced in the House last week by U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH). The Fl...
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Key Private Bank earned an award from Private Asset Management Magazine (PAM) for "Private Banking – Performance," which honors the best private bank in North America. The magazine cited Key Pri...
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A new Bank of America Merrill Lynch study released this week found that 81 percent of Americans do not know how much money they will need for retirement and many are not confident they will have enoug...
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Community Development Banking (CDB) provided almost $4 billion in loans, tax credit equity investments and other real estate development solutions to individuals, familie...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announcement of a six-month transition period for firms to come into compliance with new variation margin requirements was applauded by SIFMA’s Asset ...
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State financial regulators discussed the benefits of financial technology, or fintech, solutions at the annual Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) conference, held this week in Austin, Texas...
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The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is lobbying the federal government to create national standards for data security to improve cybersecurity and protect consumers’ ...
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) has endorsed Akouba, a technology company that provides digital lending solution for community and regional banks, to its membership. Akouba’s cloud-based...
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Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp secured top place on a ranking of superregional banks on Fortune’s list of the world’s most admired companies in 2017. U.S. Bancorp, with $446 billion in assets, ...
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Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) introduced legislation in the House to block a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would provide consumers with information about prepaid account fees star...
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Lawmakers, small business owners and other speakers testified before the House Small Business Committee this week urging tax code reform to promote business growth. “In the coming weeks and month...
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Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) re-introduced last week a bill to protect victims of credit reporting error. The FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act would require credit reporting ag...
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The inaugural Iowa Policy and Economic Forum at the Iowa Bankers Association Management Conference featured a panel discussion among state political leaders on tax reform, agricultural, and other issu...
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A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers as well as the Coalition for Responsible Cybersecurity and BSA/The Software Alliance are urging the Trump Administration to renegotiate provisions of the Wassen...
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The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas and First Federal Bank of Louisiana (FFBLA) awarded a $4,000 grant to an affordable housing nonprofit in Louisiana. The grant was awarded to the nonprofi...
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