| Meltdown 101: What shows up in the Fed minutes?Clues about where Federal Reserve officials see the economy heading - or how they can better battle the worst financial crisis since the 1930s - can be uncovered in documents released a few weeks... + Full News |
Documents Offer Insight Into Fed Rate CutsJan 6, 2009 1:30 pm US/Eastern Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair testify before the House... + Full News |
Fed Buys MBS In Latest Unconventional MoveThe Federal Reserve on Monday kick-started its latest unconventional program to boost the moribund economy, this time taking aim at the heart of the slumping housing market.Read... + Full News | ||||
| A Possible Drag on Bank LendingA proposal from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation could make it harder to get a mortgage from small community banks.Read more: NYT > Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation + Full News |
Fighting Foreclosures, F.D.I.C. Chief Draws FireThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chief called for billions in aid for homeowners, angering officials.Read more: NYT > Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation + Full News |
Getting to YesIf Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. wants to persist in withholding bailout funds for foreclosure relief, he will have to come up with a new set of justifications.Read more:... + Full News | ||||
| Issuance of Final Interagency Questions and Answers on Community ReinvestmentThe federal financial institution regulatory agencies today announced the publication of new and revised Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment that, among other things,... + Full News |
OCC Reports Third Quarter Bank Trading Revenue of $6.0 BillionInsured U.S. commercial banks reported $6.0 billion in revenues from trading cash and derivative instruments in the third quarter, compared to revenues of $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2008,... + Full News |
Federal Financial Regulators Issue Revised Identity Theft BrochureThe federal bank, credit union, and thrift regulatory agencies today announced publication of a revised identity theft brochure – You Have the Power to Stop Identity Theft – to assist consumers... + Full News | ||||
| IGT Awarded The First PCI DSS 1.2 CertificationIGT, a pioneer in travel technologies and services received the coveted PCI DSS 1.2 certification from leading PCI DSS QSAC, ControlCase. IGT is the first Travel BPO Organization to become PCI DSS... + Full News |
nCircle Signs New PCI PartnershipsnCircle, provider of automated security and compliance auditing solutions, today announced 4 new PCI partnerships; Datassurant of Reston, Virginia, Sacramento Technology Group LLC of Folsom,... + Full News |
Skybox Security Joins PCI Security Standards Council as Newest Participating OrganizationSkybox Security has announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new participating organization. As a Participating Organization, Skybox Security will work with the Council to... + Full News |
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| Casino Industry Currency Transaction Reporting: An Assessment of...Docuticker is a daily update of new reports from government agencies, ngo's, think tanks, and other groups.Read more: Search for ""FinCEN"" + Full News |
ATTUS Unveils Automated Reg E Compliance SolutionATTUS Technologies, Inc., an industry leader in software and services, today announced the release of its latest compliance solution for financial institutions, WatchDOG for Reg E, a web-based... + Full News |
FINANCE: A Good Time To Be a White-Collar Criminal?The Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it failed to pursue a variety of allegations about Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme, which may have cost investors as much as $50... + Full News | ||||
| NCUA launches enhanced supervisory effortThe National Credit Union Administration activated its National Examination Team (NET) Thursday, an effort meant to respond to current market difficulties facing credit unions.Read... + Full News |
Rep. Sherman backs more MBL authorityIn a statement on the House floor this week, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee backed lifting the credit union member business lending cap as foremost among options that could... + Full News |
Leagues support Invest in America planSeveral state credit union leagues have announced their support of the "Invest in America" credit union loan partnerships between America's Credit Unions and automakers General Motors and Chrysler... + Full News | ||||
| Plus: Experts Say Fraud Likely to RiseWith the news out of India that outsourcer Satyam Computer Services' accounting statements were a work of fiction worthy of John Grisham, 2009 has its first major case of corporate accounting... + Full News |
HTMLDisclosure of National Bank and Federal Thrift Mortgage Loan Data Third Quarter 2008 [ Print Version [PDF] ] The OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report presents performance data on first lien... + Full News |
U.S. financial regulation fixes urgently needed: GAOU.S. financial authorities have failed to limit systemic risks, and weaknesses in regulation need to be urgently fixed, according to a congressional report Thursday.Read more: Search... + Full News | ||||
| HUD RETURNS MIAMI-DADE HOUSING AGENCY TO LOCAL CONTROL - CITES IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND COUNTY COOPERATIONWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today returned control of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency (MDHA) to the Miami-Dade County after 15 months in HUD possession. HUD cited... + Full News |
HUD CHARGES MISSISSIPPI HOUSING AUTHORITY, PROPERTY MANAGERS, AND APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACTWASHINGTON - The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has charged the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority, No. VIII (MRHA), of Gulfport, Sun Belt Management... + Full News |
HUD SECRETARY RETURNS TO BREAK GROUND AT C.J. PEETE TO BRING NEW HOUSING, MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITYNEW ORLEANS - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston returned to New Orleans today for a second time in less than 30 days to break ground at another public housing site that was... + Full News | ||||
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