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Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Regional Mortgage Briefs: “While several zip codes have foreclosure rates more than two times the borough rate, even these rates are low relative to the rest of New York City. Also distinctive is Manhattans house price index, which has had relatively fewer years of annual decline. The boroughs …
Eric H. Holder, Jr. the Attorney General of the United States: The Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime A White House Fact Sheet on the Strategy The Executive Order Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations A Presidential Proclamation: Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act …
The Vanishing U.S.-E.U. Employment Gap, Christian Grisse, Thomas Klitgaard, and Ayşegül Şahin. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “The employment-to-population ratiothe share of adults that are employedhas historically been much higher in the United States than in Europe. However, the gap narrowed dramatically in the last decade and had almost disappeared by the end of …
Report to the Congress on Credit Ratings, July 2011 “Section 939A of the Dodd-FrankWall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the act) requires each federal agency to review its regulations and identify (1) any regulation that requires the use of an assessment of the creditworthiness of a security or money market instrument and (2) any …
“The Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index finds that 69 percent of Americans with a view on the issue are against raising the debt ceiling, with the remaining 31 percent in favor. Although the majority of survey participants oppose raising the debt ceiling, the Index finds that 46 percent of people surveyed did not have …
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry – A Nationwide View on State Licensed Mortgage Entities Quarter I 2011. Updated July 18, 2011. Conference of State Bank Supervisors “This report compiles data from the first quarter of 2011 concerning companies, branches, and mortgage loan originators who are state-licensed or state-registered through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System …
Employment-Based Health Benefits and Taxation: Implications of Efforts to Reduce the Deficit and National Debt, July 2011. Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief #360 “The United States is facing severe financial issues. The federal budget ran a deficit in 36 of the years between 1971 and 2010, increasing the debt held by the public from …
Green Pricing and Net Metering Programs 2009, July 2011. U.S. Energy Information Administration “In 2009, a total of 680 electric industry participants reported having customers in green pricing programs, 6 percent more than in 2008. The number of customers in green pricing programs increased for the third consecutive year in 2009, reaching a high of …
Kaiser Family Foundation: “Many of the debt-reduction plans being considered by Congress and the Administration include proposals that would achieve substantial savings from the Medicare program over time. This updated side-by-side summary compares the key Medicare provisions found in five major debt-reduction plans put forward by the White House, Congress and independent, bipartisan commissions. The …
Revision of the Capital Requirements Directives (CRD IV): On 20 July 2011, the Commission adopted a legislative package to strengthen the regulation of the banking sector. The proposal replaces the current Capital Requirements Directives (2006/48 and 2006/49) with a Directive and a Regulation and constitutes another major step towards creating a sounder and safer financial …
Council of the European Union, July 21, 2011: Euro area leaders agree on new support measures for Greece amounting to 109bn. The private sector will make an estimated net contribution of 37bn. “We agree to support a new programme for Greece and, together with the IMF and the voluntary contribution of the private sector, to …
Gun Trafficking to Mexico and the ATF by Shannon K. O’Neil: “In a recent report based on ATF data, Democrats highlight that roughly 70 percent of all illegal guns found in Mexico come from the U.S., and attribute this to the weak tools ATF holds. They argue that to address the problem, the U.S. needs …
