The recent acquisition of 1st Bank Yuma by OneAZ Credit Union is the 17th acquisition of a community bank by a credit union this year – a single year record, and the Independent Community Bankers of...
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Regulations are the primary concern of community bankers, according to the 2024 Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Annual Community Bank Survey. Community banks, according to the survey, als...
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U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that seeks to reverse federal law to report medical payments on credit reports. Currently, ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued guidance to prevent families from being targeted by illegal medical debt collection tactics. In the United States, an estimated 100 ...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently settled charges against Barclays Bank PLC for violations related to swap reporting. From 2018 through 2023, Barclays failed to correctly r...
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Workers who completed a registered apprenticeship program saw a 49 percent increase in earnings, according to a recent report released by Senate Joint Economic Committee Democrats. The workers also...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on President Joe Biden to intervene in the contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. ...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Monday it filed charges against registered broker-dealer TD Securities (USA) LLC for manipulating the U.S. Treasury cash securities market through an ...
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Moderating inflation will enable the Federal Reserve to reduce the federal funds rate and spur ongoing economic expansion, according to the latest forecast from the American Bankers Association’s Ec...
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The U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed legislation recently that seeks to establish a new structure dedicated to prosecuting international trade crimes. The bipartisan Protecting American Indust...
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