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News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday published comparative information on the average debit card interchange fees that each payment card network charges acquirers (and indirectly merchants) and provides to debit card issuers. The Board’s Regulation II provides that an issuer subject to the interchange fee standard (a non-exempt issuer) may not receive an …
House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. News International and Phone-hacking. Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12, Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes – Volume II: Oral and written evidence “This Report examines whether or not there is good evidence to suggest that the Committee and its predecessor Committees have been misled by any …
Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan – Department of Defense (DoD) Report. United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces, April 2012. “[international coalitions civil-military campaign] also continued to face both long-term and acute challenges. The Taliban-led insurgency and its al Qaeda affiliates still operate with impunity from sanctuaries in …
Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass at the Femur Neck or Lumbar Spine in Older Adults: United States, 20052008,April 2012. Key findings – Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 20052008 “Nine percent of adults aged 50 years and over had osteoporosis, as defined by the World Health Organization, at either the femur neck …
News release: “Data through February 2012, released by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed annual declines of 3.6% and 3.5% for the 10- and 20-City Composites, respectively. This is an improvement over the annual rates posted for the month of January, -4.1% and -3.9%, respectively. …
News release: “President Obama has said that an economy built to last is one that is based not only on consuming goods but on making things. Thats why were proud to announce the launch of Manufacturing.Data.Gov. This new community on Data.gov is a one-stop Web portal for anyone interested in sharing and ideas and transforming …
TARP and SBLF: Impact On Community Banks – Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, April 25, 2012 “This report provides an overview of the regional and community banks that participated in the most well-known TARP initiative, the Capital Purchase Program (CPP). This report also discusses recent actions that have allowed 137 banks …
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Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and – Resources, Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist, April 26, 2012 “Cybersecurity vulnerabilities challenge governments, businesses, and individuals worldwide. Attacks have been initiated by individuals, as well as countries. Targets have included government networks, military defenses, companies, or political organizations, depending upon whether the attacker was seeking military intelligence, conducting diplomatic or …
Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Selected Issues “Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to recover oil and natural gas from underground low permeability rock formations. This process involves pumping fluids under high pressure into the formations to crack them, releasing oil and gas into the well. The technique has been the …
