The House Committee on Small Business is soliciting the aid of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the agency’s enforcement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer mandate. Committee ...
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The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) commended this week a bill designed to bolster retirement financial security. ACLI President and CEO Dirk Kempthorne said the Increasing Access to a Sec...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced this week the appointment of a new chairman and members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Officials said William D. Du...
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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has announced banking license renewal requests are on the rise. Officials said state regulators have approved roughly 337,000 license renewal request...
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A group of 54 Republican legislators recently forwarded correspondence to the party’s leadership urging support for repeal of the death tax in the tax reform bill. Officials said the legislators ...
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced last week its new schedule of 2018 loan limits, with most areas in the country expected to experience an increase in the coming year. The FHA is r...
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The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) recently voiced support for a bill the organization said is designed to avoid duplication in regulating the insurance industry. ACLI officials maintain ...
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Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently introduced a bill designed to spur the growth of small businesses and local economies. The senators said the Credit Union Residential Loan...
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The American Insurance Association (AIA) has unveiled new legislation combining innovation and consumer protection while also addressing potential regulatory obstacles. AIA officials said the prop...
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The Senate Banking Committee recently advanced a bill designed to modernize regulations, benefit consumers and encourage economic growth. Officials said the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and C...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Monday that examined the potential of housing fraud schemes and federal regulations designed to combat such. GAO officials said the Dep...
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The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) is voicing support for the Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017. IRI officials said the measure, introduced by Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), includes ideas which...
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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) is expressing support for the Right to Lend Act of 2017, maintaining the measure would strengthen the economy and help businesses create jobs. CBA officials r...
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The Department of Commerce’s second estimate revealed the nation’s economy grew an estimated 3.3 percent in the third quarter, representing the strongest growth in three years. The figure was ...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a pair of recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a means of bolstering the agency’s identity theft preventive efforts. The...
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Nine of the nation’s leading economists recently provided the government with input regarding tax reform legislation. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin received correspondence from the econom...
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently approved the applications of a pair of financial institutions as a means of expanding the state’s chartered bank system. Financ...
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A new study maintains that the idea of homeownership as the path to creating wealth may be due for a revision. Findings of the Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, and Un...
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is granting $5.024 billion to help Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey. Officials said the funds would be provided via HUD’s Community Deve...
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A Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report released on Thursday determined housing refinancing efforts are on the rise. The report revealed more than 362,934 refinancing transactions were comp...
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