Home price growth cools in March
There was a notable cooling in the growth of home prices in March, according to the latest ICE Home Price Index (HPI), produced by the Intercontinental Exchange. Data shows that annual home price ...
Read MoreIndustry
CFTC appoints new acting director of the Division of Market Oversight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has tapped Rahul Varma to serve as the acting director of the Division of Market Oversight (DMO). “Rahul has ably served the CFTC for more than a d...
Read More
Democratic lawmakers express concerns about extending Trump tax cuts
Several Democratic members of Congress raised concerns about the economic impact of the extending the 2017 tax law passed during President Donald Trump’s first term. Citing an estimate from the J...
Read More
House passes tax filing deadline legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act that ensures disaster victims are eligible for tax refunds and credits for three years afte...
Read More
SEC files charges against three for creating false documents for investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three individuals with creating false documents for investors. The charges were filed against Randall “Randy” Miller, Chad Miller, and J...
Read More
Legislation would raise SSI asset limits
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for the first time in 40 years. The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act wou...
Read More
Legislation would help fund apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship programs
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would provide states with tuition assistance funding to support apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The American Apprentice...
Read More
House passes Rep. Feenstra bill to improve tax filing with the IRS
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) to help improve the tax filing process passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Feenstra’s bill -- the Internal Revenue Service Math and ...
Read More
PCAOB report sees improvements in deficiency rates for largest firms
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said in its latest report that it expects deficiency rates across firms to drop 7 percentage points. Following focused efforts by the board to drive i...
Read More
Federal bank regulators rescind 2023 CRA final rule
The federal bank regulatory agencies announced their intent to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule issued in October 2023 and reinstate the CRA framework that existed prior to the ...
Read More