Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) met with the Northern Plains Potato Growers this week to discuss federal assistance for farmers and ranchers while the Trump Administration works to resolve trade negotiations ...
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The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Dawn Stump and Dan Berkovitz as Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioners. Officials said confirmations of Stump and Berkovitz complete t...
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Moody’s Investors Service, one of the nation’s largest credit ratings agencies, agreed to pay $16.25 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for internal control failures and not c...
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Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced Tuesday a measure designed to give self-employed workers with non-traditional forms of income greater access to mortgages. The senators...
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Defined contribution (DC) plan participants did not change their asset allocation much in the first quarter of 2018, despite some wild volatility, according to the Investment Company Institute’s (IC...
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Consumers are increasingly using mobile apps to make purchases, according to new findings from financial services company Synchrony. The Synchrony 2018 Digital Study found that 67 percent of consum...
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While about one-third of Americans use online and mobile applications to help manage their money, a majority are concerned about data privacy when banking online, according to a new survey by The Clea...
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The Department of the Treasury has issued a proposed rule addressing the handling of charitable contributions, as well as tax credits. Officials said the proposed rule would prevent charitable cont...
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Mastercard and KeyBank officials said the bank would begin using the card company’s Mastercard Decision Intelligence, a security solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make more informed...
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A pair of federally-sponsored financial services entities will soon end their single-family rental pilot programs and terminate participation in the single-family rental market. Federal Housing Fin...
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A new report by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on inspections of auditors of brokers and dealers shows a high number of audit deficiencies but fewer violations than in previous ...
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The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) is praising Senate efforts to examine the state of financial literacy and gather information on improving consumer awareness. “We are grateful to Sens. Mike...
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The Investment Company Institute (ICI) told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) there are some misconceptions about the role of asset managers in its view of common stock ownership. Many believe tha...
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Several Democratic senators introduced legislation Monday to make the financial aid application process for graduate and undergraduate students easier. The Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Ac...
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials have formed a task force assembled to enhance efforts to bolster landlord participation in the agency’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. While t...
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The House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is supporting President Trump’s call for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study the impact of reporting requireme...
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MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, is looking for industry professionals to serve on a task force on emerging technologies. Specifically, participants in the Emerging Technolog...
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House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) said Congress should work to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) based on information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS...
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is putting measures in place to help borrowers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria last fall. The FHA is updati...
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A group of 49 U.S. senators is urging the Trump Administration not to halt routine examinations of lenders for violations of the Military Lending Act. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget...
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