The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and Argentina's National Superintendence of Insurance recently reached an agreement outlining regulatory cooperation for insurance supervisio...
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U.S. Sens. John Boozman (R-AR), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Luther Strange (R-AL) recently introduced legislation to increase the maximum federal loan amount that an individual farmer or rancher can recei...
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The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) is asking the Department of Labor to delay the applicability date of the fiduciary rule until January 1, 2020, adding that the rule has already prevented consume...
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The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor to revoke and replace its fiduciary for retirement advice, which went into partial effect June 9. The DOL’...
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New Mexico recently became the 28th state to implement the State Based System (SBS) electronic filing tool developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to make regulatory fu...
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The Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) revealed mortgage credit availability experienced a slight rise in July. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports, which analyzes data from Elli...
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Maximum loan amounts allowed under the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Direct and Guaranteed Loan Programs for individual farmers would be increased under legislation reintroduced last week. The lim...
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U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to identify barriers that prevent women and minority entrepreneur...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) introduced four potential designs of an overdraft opt-in form, which make it easier for people to understand what it means when they opt in for debit ca...
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A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that would protect the ability of manufactured home customers to buy, sell, and refinance homes. The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act ...
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded the Trump Administration’s expected trade action against China for violating intellectual property laws. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is ex...
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Congressional Democrats are urging Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to reinstate the previously scheduled cut to Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance premi...
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The Federal Reserve Board is seeking public comment on a proposal to enhance the effectiveness of corporate boards of directors. The proposal would refocus the Federal Reserve's supervisory expect...
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Maximum loan amounts for individual farmers under Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs would be increased in response to lagging commodity prices under legislation announced on Thursday. Under the C...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently promoted Donna Esau to associate regional director for examinations in the agency's Atlanta Regional Office. Esau was promoted from acting asso...
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U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced last week legislation to include some of the 26 million “credit invisible” individuals in the housing market. The Credit Score Comp...
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking public input on ways to revise and improve the Volcker Rule, which was created as part of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Volcker Rule, named ...
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) imposed last week a $1 million civil penalty against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Officials said the action stems from violations in its e...
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is looking to repeal sanctions and normal trade relations with the country. Wyden introduced a bill in the Senate this week, the U.S.-Cuba Trade Act of 2017, that would r...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it will end the myRA (my Retirement Account) program initiated during the Obama Administration due to lack of usage. The myRA, a tax-deferred Roth...
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