Findings from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) February 2023 jobs report maintain there were record small business job vacancies. The NFIB noted the report is based on 626 res...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is urging the federal government to conduct research on the effects of digital assets on community banks and their customers. In a letter to the ...
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Senate Banking Committee Republicans have forwarded correspondence to Federal Reserve System Board of Governors Chair Jerome Powell, citing concerns regarding Federal Reserve capital review requiremen...
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The U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation that would require the president to publish the inflationary impact of executive actions before enacting them. The Reduce Exacerbated Inflatio...
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A recent report examined Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) marketing practices and how some of the approaches are harmful to seniors. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released Sales Before S...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is seeking information from the U.S. Treasury Department on its current projection of the date when the U.S. would default on its debt if the debt limit is not raised....
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI Fund) has earmarked $194.1 million in financial assistance awards to 252 Community Development Finan...
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U.S. banks saw net income increase year over year in the fourth quarter, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Quarterly Banking Profile. The FDIC, which tracks 4,706 c...
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Credit quality associated with large, syndicated bank loans improved last year, according to the 2022 Shared National Credit (SNC) report produced by federal banking regulatorsThe the report found tha...
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Federal bank regulatory agencies issued a statement last week on liquidity risks to banks related to funding from crypto-asset-related entities. “In particular, certain sources of funding from cr...
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