A group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday designed to increase the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) oversight authority over one of its loan programs. Senate Small Business and En...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office is recommending that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) take steps to improve its system of tracking national Medicaid data, the Transform...
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The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) has come out in support of two bills introduced in the House that impact employer-sponsored retirement plans. One is the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirem...
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Assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse and outlawing texting while driving should be top priorities for the 2018 Florida State Legislature, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of Ameri...
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently touted the benefits of a bill designed to strengthen the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program by increasing the limit on outstanding loans to...
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The telecom industry cheered the Trump administration’s efforts this week to expand access to broadband internet throughout rural America and break down the so-called digital divide that stifles U.S...
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The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion (CFI) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) released a study that details how insurance companies are reaching new global markets and reaching u...
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As announced last week, Kirsten Sutton Mork will be leaving her post as the staff director for the House Financial Services Committee to become the chief of staff for the Consumer Financial Protection...
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Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) applauded the inclusion of legislation in the recently approved Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that will help craft brewers. Paulsen’s bill, the Craft Beverage Modernization and T...
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Recently released survey results determined artificial intelligence (AI) impact on the finance industry is expanding. Research conducted by Censuswide on behalf of BlackLine, Inc., a leading provid...
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Mortgage rates are dropping in the first week of the year, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.95 percent with an average 0.5 ...
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The Investment Company Institute (ICI) promoted Rochelle Antoniewicz to senior director of industry and financial analysis in the organization’s research department. Antoniewicz succeeds Sean Co...
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The Financial Services Roundtable (FSR), along with other trade organizations, urged the House Energy and Commerce Committee to enact national legislation to protect consumers from data breaches. ...
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The average American lost approximately $1,171 in 2017 due to his or her lack of financial knowledge, according to a new survey by the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC). The survey asked ...
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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) want to know why the federal government hired an analytics and research firm that they claim once used flawed data to estimate the cost burdens of...
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The National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is urging the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to evaluate data security measures in its review of the electronic data co...
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Norman Williams has been named deputy comptroller for economic and policy analysis at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Williams, who begins his new job Jan. 7, succeeds the reti...
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A bill that would provide financial support for pension plans facing insolvency was introduced in Congress on Tuesday. The Butch Lewis Act of 2017 (H.R.4444/S.2147), introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brow...
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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) recently said the federal government’s efforts to simplify capital rules do not go far enough to relieve the regulatory pressures on community banks. ...
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) recently issued oaths to the panel’s head and a board member. William D. Duhnke III was sworn in as chairman while Kathleen M. Hamm has been ...
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