A bipartisan bill unveiled in Congress on Tuesday could help secure life insurance policies at a lower cost for American families while fixing a tax code discrepancy that many insurance companies have...
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Federal financial regulators are seeking comments and feedback on a proposal to update their requirements for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs. Spe...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills this week that came out of the House Financial Services Committee, including one that provides Congressional supervision of the Department of Housing...
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) withdrew its appeal of the Federal District Court decision that nullified an effort to rewrite the joint-employer rules. The joint-employer rule is used to...
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A bipartisan bill that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements related to tax administration is under consideration by the tax-writing U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. ...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established a new entity called the Interagency Securities Council (ISC) with its Division of Enforcement. The ISC’s objective is to strengthen t...
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The U.S. House Financial Services Committee should play a leading role in overseeing the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the nation’s financial services and housing industries, according...
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Final guidance was issued last week by federal regulatory agencies that addresses reconsiderations of value (ROVs) for residential real estate transactions. The guidance advises on policies and pr...
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A dozen U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle recently proposed legislation that would make several improvements to the nation’s unemployment insurance system to combat fraud and improve access...
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A final rule issued on July 17 by six federal regulatory agencies will implement quality control standards for automated valuation models (AVMs) that are used by mortgage originators and secondary mar...
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