The Federal Reserve Board is accepting Community Advisory Council (CAC) applications, noting the panel advises on issues impacting consumers and communities while complementing two of the Board's othe...
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A group of lawmakers recently forwarded correspondence to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo encouraging funding support for minority-owned small businesses. U.S. ...
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The Financial Services Institute (FSI) has launched its national health insurance program, noting the initiative provided a new way for independent financial advisors to obtain ACA-compliant major med...
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering extending the effective date of two recent debt collection rules. The action seeks to provide af...
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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) has forwarded correspondence to House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), encouraging the convening of a hearing examining financial fraud. McH...
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The Federal Reserve Board is seeking public input regarding a proposal automating non-merger-related adjustments to member banks' subscriptions to Federal Reserve Bank capital stock. The automatio...
Read MoreThe American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is pursuing legal action in response to emergency regulations filed by Washington state officials banning credit-based insurance scores in ...
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The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is supporting Nebraska state measures providing citizens statewide with enhanced consumer protections when buying annuities. Officials said Nebraska Go...
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) recently spearheaded the initial Community Development Finance Advisory Group session, which targets public policies supporting minority...
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Credit union operators said the commitment to assist small businesses continues in the wake of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) being signed by President J...
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Recently released Bank of America study findings determined 46 percent of affluent Americans have been focusing on financial goals and methods of achieving them amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank...
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) said the recent approval of the formation of a new advisory group would expand the organization's stakeholder engagement. Additionally, the pan...
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is touting National Financial Capability Month, which runs through April 30. The OCC is encouraging national banks and federal savings associatio...
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After being under Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) receivership since 2013, the Gary Housing Authority (GHA) is now transitioning back to local control. “The Gary Housing Author...
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials said a whistleblower has been awarded more than $500,000 for providing information that helped the Commission and a partner agency file actions and a...
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The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey determined mortgage applications for the week ending March 26, 2021, decreased 2.2 percent from one week earlier. "After...
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) maintains a pair of Florida proposals eliminating the state's existing no-fault auto insurance system could increase costs for some drivers...
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge recently offered a statement regarding the agency's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single-Family Mutual Mortgage Insur...
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A recently released Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) report outlined during the fourth quarter of 2020 performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system declined. Acc...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is encouraging the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to refrain from advancing a proposal deregulating for-profit entities. The ICBA m...
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