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Consumers’ Use of Mobile Financial Services

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“Since 2011, the Federal Reserve Board has conducted a survey of how consumers use their mobile phones to interact with financial institutions, make payments, and manage their personal finances. The Survey of Consumers’ Use of Mobile Financial Services is launched in November of each year, and a corresponding report is released the following March.  All reports and related publications, including the most recent report, can be accessed through this “Publications” link. Recent presentations are also available by following the corresponding link above. In addition, the data sets from previous surveys and the corresponding documentation are available through the “Data” link above.”

  • Consumers and Mobile Financial Services 2016 PDF March 30, 2016.

Poynter – Washington Post dug into archives for stories about and by women

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Kristen Hare • March 30, 201:  “The first time Julia Carpenter’s editor took her to the archives at The Washington Post’s previous home, he offered some advice: Be mindful of how much time you spend here. Carpenter, an embedded social media editor, loves discovering the old Post work, though it can be a bit of… Continue Reading

Map Shows How Apple-FBI Fight Was About Much More Than One Phone

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Via ACLU – “The government insisted that its effort to force Apple to help break into an iPhone as part of the investigation into the 2015 San Bernardino shootings was just about that one case. Even though the FBI no longer needs Apple’s help in that case, the FBI’s request was part of a sustained… Continue Reading

Following OPM Personnel Data Hack New Agency To Process Federal Security Clearances

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Federal News Radio – “The Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management are standing up a new agency to assume responsibility of the federal security clearance process. The National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) will have a specific, presidentially appointed director and member of the Performance Accountability Council, who will report to OPM. The… Continue Reading

GAO Reports – DOD Major Automated Information Systems, NASA, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

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DOD Major Automated Information Systems: Improvements Can Be Made in Reporting Critical Changes and Clarifying Leadership Responsibility, GAO-16-336: Published: Mar 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 2016. NASA: Assessments of Major Projects, GAO-16-309SP: Published: Mar 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 2016. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Review of the Audit of the Financial Statements for… Continue Reading

The causal effect of house prices on mortgage demand and mortgage supply: evidence from Switzerland

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The causal effect of house prices on mortgage demand and mortgage supply: evidence from Switzerland by Christoph Basten and Catherine Koch. Working Papers No 555, March 2016. “We identify the causal effect of house prices on mortgage demand and supply in Switzerland by exploiting exogenous shocks to immigration and thereby to house prices. Detailed micro… Continue Reading

What drives the short-run costs of fiscal consolidation? Evidence from OECD countries

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What drives the short-run costs of fiscal consolidation? Evidence from OECD countries by Ryan Niladri Banerjee and Fabrizio Zampolli. Working Papers No 553, March 2016 “In a panel of OECD countries, we investigate the short-term effects of fiscal consolidation on output and employment, and how these vary with the state of the business cycle, monetary… Continue Reading

National Archives Opens Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Records

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[March 11, 2016] “the National Archives announced its first opening of Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) records, along with a detailed 1,400-page online finding aid. The records are available via DropBox. These records complement the material previously released by the FCIC online. Newly available FCIC records include: Minutes and notes of commissioner meetings, including internal… Continue Reading