The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will host a webinar next month with the prime focus being auditor requirements for Form AP for PCAOB-registered firms auditing smaller public comp...
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Recently released survey results maintain most American workers are unlikely to see sizeable increases in their salaries in 2018. Research findings from the global professional services firm Aon’...
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Reps. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) recently reintroduced a measure designed to help identify, report and stop senior financial abuse. The lawmakers said the Senior Safe Act encou...
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In the wake of a security breach at one of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has reintroduced the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act. It is...
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials said there may be expedited access to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for those impacted by flooding resulting from wildfires. Offic...
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A recent study released by the American Bankers Association (ABA) has determined the vast majority of bank account holders have a highly favorable opinion of their banks’ services. Results of a n...
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The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is lending support to legislation disapproving an arbitration rule that refused to consider different size and member-ownership structure of credit unions....
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A recently released American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) study found that nearly two-thirds of the nation’s households are on the right track to financial security. ACLI officials said th...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently named Bridget Fitzpatrick Chief Litigation Counsel while David Gottesman will continue to serve as the agency’s Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel....
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A Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pilot study recently showed persons with developmental disabilities continue to face significant housing discrimination in the rental housing market...
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently issued a proposal designed to shorten the standard settlement cycle for securities pur...
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In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is encouraging drone pilots to follow federal requirements in Houston and other cities along the Gulf Coast....
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The Federal Reserve Board recently announced Gilda M. Nogueira will serve as Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) president in 2018 while Christopher D. Maher will serve as vice ...
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The latest measure of American home prices revealed a consistent rise over the last year. S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices data released for June 2017 showed Seattle, Portland, and Dallas reporte...
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American Express officials said the global services company has resolved regulatory review concerns raised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The company said the matter stemmed fr...
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A Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) National Delinquency Survey maintains second quarter delinquencies and foreclosures declined. The report noted the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-...
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New residential sales statistics for July 2017 released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Census Bureau revealed residential sales were down from June. The report r...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has released a report outlining the group’s principles and recommendations for reforming the nation’s tax code. Officials said the white pap...
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) initiative designed to help consumers improve straight-through reconciliation (STR). The effort stems from a desire to imp...
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A group of Illinois lawmakers recently introduced a measure to immediately repeal the one-cent-per-ounce Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax. State Reps. Christine Winger (R-Bloomingdale), Michael ...
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