The Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) recently announced that it favors multiple dynamic fraud technologies as a means of combating payment card fraud. EPC officials said the determination comes ...
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Recently released Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) numbers for October revealed mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 16.1 percent compared to Octob...
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To increase awareness of the value of the nation's 29 million small businesses, the Senate has approved a resolution to make Nov. 25 "Small Business Saturday." Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID) and Jeanne Sha...
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Visa has launched its Global Transit Solutions initiative, a new program designed to accelerate the global use of debit, credit and pre-paid accounts. Officials said as part of the new endeavor, th...
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The Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance recently conducted a hearing to gain insight regarding the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). “TFI, and the burea...
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently praised the financial industry’s efforts to thwart the work of human traffickers. The lawmakers are supporting the Senate Banking Co...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging investors to be aware of paid-to-click scams fraudulently promising an easy payday. SEC officials said online advertising programs, which requ...
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Results from a recent banking survey maintain entrepreneurs remain upbeat about future economic growth as they set their sights on 2018. The fall 2017 Bank of America Business Advantage Small Busin...
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The Department of Commerce’s decision to initiate a steel antidumping (AD) investigation into practices by three nations is being praised by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross ...
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A bill designed to foster initial public offerings (IPO) for private companies has garnered House approval. Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and Ted Budd (R-NC) said the Encouraging Public Offerings Act...
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Results of a joint survey point to a decline in farm profitability in the last 12 months. The combined effort of the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corpora...
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Capital One Financial Corporation and Intuit Inc. recently formed a direct data-sharing application-programming interface (API) partnership. Officials said the initiative would allow Capital One cu...
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The Department of Treasury is supporting several Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) retirement security policy initiatives. “At a time when Americans are shouldering primary responsibility for pr...
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Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) is urging his colleagues to join him in an effort to again delay the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) from being implemented. “As is the case with most excise taxes, if this ta...
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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) has forwarded correspondence to a pair of lawmakers in support of the Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act. CBA officials said the letter to the bill’s...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released findings of a study examining the impact of Michigan’s health insurance tax via the Affordable Care Act (ACA). NFIB officials ...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released study findings this week regarding characteristics of low-wage workers and their use of federally funded social safety net programs. Officials sa...
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently installed new officers during the organization’s annual convention in Denver, Colorado. Officials said Dave Motley will serve as chairman while ...
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Small Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE) Council officials were encouraged last week by Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution. The nation’s leading advocate for entrepreneurs sa...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently named Brett Redfearn as director of the Division of Trading and Markets. The division, which establishes and maintains standards for fair, orde...
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