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Banque de France Press Release: 2008 annual report of the Commission bancaire – “In 2008 the financial turmoil resulting from the subprime crisis intensified, leading many credit institutions, in particular in the United States, to make substantial write-downs and impairments. Consequently, confidence in the financial system was hit to the extent that the interbank market …
News release: “Today, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces the release of an investigative staff report, Underpayments to Consumers by the Health Insurance Industry. “More than 100 million American consumers pay extra premiums for health insurance coverage that allows them to receive care …
News release: “The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced extensions of and modifications to a number of its liquidity programs. Conditions in financial markets have improved in recent months, but market functioning in many areas remains impaired and seems likely to be strained for some time. As a consequence, to promote financial stability and support the …
The Long-Term Budget Outlook, June 2009: “Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable pathmeaning that federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds longterm fiscal projections, rising costs for health care and the aging of the U.S. population will cause federal …
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Justice Resource Guide, a handbook for community organizers and decision-makers, is now available from the EPAs Pacific Southwest Environmental Justice Office….it provides information on funding sources and other resources that can help communities understand, prioritize, and address their specific environmental concerns…The Guide contains success stories achieved by communities disproportionately …
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General, Information Technology Audits Division – Incident Handling and Privacy Act Controls over External Web Sites, Final Audit Report, Redacted, ED-OIG/A11I0006, June 10, 2009. “Based on our review, the Departments Chief Information Officer (CIO) must improve security controls over the incident response and handling program and accelerate two-factor …
Aviation Safety: Better Data and Targeted FAA Efforts Needed to Identify and Address Safety Issues of Small Air Cargo Carriers, GAO-09-614, June 24, 2009 Coast Guard: Observations on the Genesis and Progress of the Service’s Modernization Program, GAO-09-530R, June 24, 2009 Contract Management: Minimal Compliance with New Safeguards for Time-and-Materials Contracts for Commercial Services and …
News release: “The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today proposed revisions to regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to require the agencies to consider low-cost education loans provided to low-income borrowers when assessing a financial institution’s record of meeting community credit needs. This proposal, which is being proposed jointly by the Comptroller of …
News release: “EPA has released the latest version of a state-of-the-science tool that estimates health risks from breathing air toxics in the United States. The National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), based on 2002 air emissions data, helps federal, state, local and tribal governments identify areas and specific pollutants for further evaluation to better understand risks …
News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of May 15, 2009 through June 14, 2009. The list contains only national banks and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible …
An Update on the Credit Crisis Litigation: A Turn Towards Structured Products and Asset Management Firms, June 15, 2009: “In this NERA paper, co-author Vice President Dr. Faten Sabry provides an update on credit crisis-related securities litigation. The paper highlight emerging trends in a number of areas, including filings, percentage of cases involving directors and …
News release: “The worlds 65-and-older population is projected to triple by midcentury, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percent during the same period, from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion. In the United …
