The Federal Reserve Board will host a public research conference in July, with the prime focus being an examination of its stress testing framework. “This outreach effort will help the public bet...
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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) maintains actions by federal regulators unfavorably impact small-dollar lending consumers by forcing them to payday lenders and other less regulated sources when...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officials said the agency had settled with Mark Corbett, a broker of contracts offering high-interest credit to veterans. CFPB officials said Corbett vio...
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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) is encouraging Congress to explore all options to reopen the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) and 504 loan programs. “Small businesses were among the ...
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Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced last week legislation designed to address insider trading by ensuring corporate insiders inability to engage in the practice via tradin...
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An OvationMR survey has determined small business owners attitudes regarding the government shutdown are splintered based on whether or not the action impacts their business. OvationMR officials sa...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is asking Congress to grant the agency compliance supervision concerning the Military Lending Act (MLA). CFPB Director Kathleen L. Kraninger recently...
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The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has introduced an article series featuring consumer financial condition and concern analysis. Consumer & Community Context breaks down the experiences of trad...
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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced Tuesday legislation designed to stop the practice of small businesses collecting online sales taxes for other states. Tester said the Stop Taxing Our Potential (...
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Credit Union National Association (CUNA) officials said the organization is ensuring members affected by the government shutdown have access to low- or no-interest loans with generous repayment terms....
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As a means of lending assistance to those who may be in need, federal and state regulators are encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers impacted by the federal government shutdown. ...
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released last week its Homeowners Insurance Report for 2016, providing market distribution data and average policy form costs. Report high...
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The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Outlook Survey is forecasting a strong commercial and multifamily lending projection. “Mortgage bankers look to...
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The Federal Reserve Board is soliciting public comment regarding a proposal modification associated with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Federal Reserve officia...
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Kathleen L. Mellody has joined the Investment Company Institute (ICI) as senior government affairs officer. “We are very excited to welcome Kathleen to ICI’s government affairs team,” Dean R....
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With the start of the 116th Congress, the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) is urging lawmakers to address retirement security legislation that nearly passed last year. “IRI looks forward to re-...
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The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) has offered a series of operational suggestions to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, as the Bureau reviews its data collection prac...
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President Donald Trump recently selected Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Officials said the action stems from current FHFA...
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A group of insurance industry organizations recently released a joint statement regarding the status of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the wake of the ongoing government shutdown. T...
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has adopted guidelines regarding accounting estimate auditing and requirements that apply when auditors use the work of specialists in an audit. ...
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