Day archives: August 27th, 2009

FDIC-Insured Institutions Lost $3.7 Billion in the Second Quarter of 2009

News release: “Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported an aggregate net loss of $3.7 billion in the second quarter of 2009, a decline of $8.5 billion from the $4.8 billion in profits the industry reported in the second quarter of 2008. Insured institutions earned $424 million in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Data on Mercury in Water, Bed Sediment, and Fish from Streams Across the United States, 1998-2005

Bauch, N.J., Chasar, L.C., Scudder, B.C., Moran, P.W., Hitt, K.J., Brigham, M.E., Lutz, M.A., and Wentz, D.A., 2009, Data on mercury in water, bed sediment, and fish from streams across the United States, 1998–2005: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 307, 33 p. News release: “Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams …

Subjects: Government Documents

HHS: New Heath Care Reform Report Regarding America's Seniors

News release: “HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a new report, America’s Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare. The report highlights the problems with the status quo that leave seniors paying escalating costs for their health care while outlining how health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates

News release: “The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less increased 19 basis points to 5.31 percent in July. The average interest rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans of $417,000 or less increased 9 basis points to 4.89 percent in July. These …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents