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News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on July 15, 2009 approved an interim final rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to require creditors to increase the amount of notice consumers receive before the rate on a credit card account is increased or a significant change is made to the account’s terms. The amendments also …
AARP Bulletin Survey on Consumer Debt and Loans: Executive Summary, July 2009 AARP commissioned a nationwide survey looking at the amount and type of debt or loans that consumers carry. The survey examined whether adults had credit card debt, loans and other forms of outstanding financial obligations. It also asked respondents whether or not they …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission [testified to] the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation that competition and the agencys antitrust enforcement improves health care in the United States in two ways first, by preventing or stopping anticompetitive agreements to raise prices and …
PASS ID Act Addresses Major Privacy Concerns in REAL ID: “CDT testified [July 15, 2009] before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on reevaluating the REAL ID Act. CDT testified in support of the PASS ID Act, noting that it mitigates or corrects critical privacy and security flaws introduced by REAL …
“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] has released the final rule for the Car Allowance Rebate System, the $1 billion Federal program that will help consumers purchase a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle when they trade in a less fuel-efficient vehicle. Consumers could receive a $3,500 or $4,500 discount from the car dealer when they …
United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047 (Unclassified), May 18, 2009
“Pentagon classification authorities are treating classified historical documents as if they contain today’s secrets, rather than decades-old information that has not been secret for years. Today the National Security Archive posted multiple versions of the same documentson issues ranging from the 1973 October War to anti-ballistic missiles, strategic arms control, and U.S. policy toward Chinathat …
“The 111th Congressional Pictorial Directory provides a color photograph of each member of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the 111th Congress. It also includes information about a Member of Congress’ length of service, political party affiliations, and Congressional district. Also contains pictures of the President, Vice President, and House and Senate officers …
Coast Guard: Better Logistics Planning Needed to Aid Operational Decisions Related to the Deployment of the National Security Cutter and Its Support Assets, GAO-09-497, July 17, 2009 Information Security: Agencies Continue to Report Progress, but Need to Mitigate Persistent Weaknesses, GAO-09-546, July 17, 2009 Reserve Forces: Army Needs to Reevaluate its Approach to Training and …
“The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have completed a preliminary analysis of H.R. 3200, the Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, as introduced on July 14, 2009. This analysis does not reflect any modifications or amendments made after that date. Among other things, the legislation …
The Long-Term Budget Outlook, July 16, 2009. Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate. “Measured relative to GDP, almost all of the projected growth in federal spending other than interest payments on the debt comes from growth in spending on the three largest entitlement programsMedicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. For decades, spending …
FTC Leads Operation Loan Lies to Stop Fraud and Help Distressed Homeowners: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, joined by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, today announced Operation Loan Lies, a coordinated national law enforcement effort to crack down on mortgage modification scams. The operation involves 189 actions by 25 federal and state agencies against …
