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Employers still skittish on hiring


March 9, 2010 By: CNN Money

Most employers are still cautious when it comes to hiring, planning neither to add nor cut jobs from their payrolls this spring, according to a staffing firm survey released Tuesday. About 73% of employers surveyed by Manpower Inc. expect no change in their hiring plans from March to June this ye...


FDIC: Hackers took more than $120M in three months


March 9, 2010 By: BusinessWeek

Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost U.S. companies US$25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Online banking fraud involving the electronic transfer of funds has been on the rise since 2007 and rose to more than US$120 ...


HUD STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT OF JOB CREATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS


March 9, 2010 By: HUD

WASHINGTON – More than 3,100 state and local government agencies have responded to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s campaign to expand hiring and contracting opportunities for low-income persons. As a result of the effort, three out of four HUD-funded state and local agencies s...


Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages


March 8, 2010 By: NY Times

FOR decades, the federal government has subsidized housing — particularly owner-occupied housing. This has been especially true during the continuing financial crisis, with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration propping up the housing market by issuing guarantees for investo...


Let's Not Kid Ourselves: Unless You're on Wall Street, It's All Smoke and Mirrors


March 2, 2010 By: John Taylor, Pres. and CEO, National Community Reinvestment Coalition

It was only a month ago that President Obama's tough talk about financial reform inspired us to hope for measures to protect taxpayers from future Wall Street shenanigans. Despite high unemployment, rising foreclosure rates and other lackluster economic indicators, Congress believes serious financia...


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Community Investment

Community Investment

Small Businesses Await Details of Obama Loan Plan
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: MissionLocal.com

120 Million Households to Begin Receiving
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Department of Commerce

HUD STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT OF JOB CREATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: HUD

More Community Investment News

CRA

Community Reinvestment Act

Final Days to Register for 2010 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conf
(Published on February 24, 2010) By: News Blaze

OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 9 National Banks
(Published on February 22, 2010) By: US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

What’s Next for the CRA?
(Published on January 18, 2010) By: Washington Independent

More Community Reinvestment Act News

Predatory Lending

Predatory Lending

Facing foreclosure
(Published on March 1, 2010) By: VINDY.com - OH

Mortgage-modification program has little effect
(Published on February 18, 2010) By: Philadelphia Inquirer

Inheriting Foreclosure
(Published on February 17, 2010) By: Janis Bowdler, The Huffington Post

More Predatory Lending News

Subprime Lending

Subprime Lending

Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

Low Rates Help Make Home Buying More Affordable
(Published on March 5, 2010) By: Freddie Mac

More Subprime Lending News

Banking Activity

Reverse Mortgage

Housing

Housing

Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

Firm gets $8.5 federal stimulus award to build affordable housing in Wareham
(Published on March 5, 2010) By: SouthCoast Today.com - MA

More Housing News

Fair Housing

Mortgage Banking & Lending

Mortgage Banking & Lending

Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

Low Rates Help Make Home Buying More Affordable
(Published on March 5, 2010) By: Freddie Mac

More Mortgage Banking & Lending News

Personal Finance

Credit Cards

Credit Cards

Consumers shying away from credit cards when shopping online
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: CreditCards.com

Fed proposes rule to limit credit card fees
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: USA Today

If you use credit cards, it pays to keep track of the score - your own, that is
(Published on March 5, 2010) By: Boston Globe

More Credit Card News

Payday Lending

Payday Lending

Payday lenders giving advances on unemployment checks
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Baltimore Sun

Column: Payday bill protects consumers
(Published on March 4, 2010) By: Wausau Daily Herald - WI

Better Business Bureau warns: Stay away from online payday lenders
(Published on March 3, 2010) By: Walletpop.com

More Payday Lending News

Small Business

Small Business

Small Businesses Await Details of Obama Loan Plan
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: MissionLocal.com

FDIC: Hackers took more than $120M in three months
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: BusinessWeek

Small Biz: Where’s Our Stimulus?
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: Daily News - Memphis

More Small Business/Entrepreneurship

Refund Anticipation Loans

Refund Anticipation Loans

Taxpayers: Beware of anticipation refund loans
(Published on February 24, 2010) By: Carolina Live.com

Study shows people seeking quicker refund through loan pay big fees, save little time
(Published on February 23, 2010) By: Norwalk Reflector

OCC Issues Consumer Advisory and Policy Statement Regarding Tax Refund-Related Products (RALs)
(Published on February 19, 2010) By: Office of cimptroller of the Currency

More Refund Anticipation Loan News

Economic & Social Justice

Economic & Social Justice

STIMULUS WATCH: Less stimulus for minority firms
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: AP

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: NY Times

45 years after Selma civil rights march, some see ways to go
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: USA Today

More Economic & Social Justice News

Economy & You

Economy & You

FDIC's Bair eyes low interest rates, more lending
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Reuters

Target job creation to those in need
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Politico.com

Employers still skittish on hiring
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: CNN Money

More Economy & You News

NCRC in the News

NCRC in the News

Senators wrestle with Fed bank oversight issues
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: Reuters

The Fed flopped
(Published on March 5, 2010) By: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Consumer Agency Within Fed Seen as Victory for Banks
(Published on March 4, 2010) By: BusinessWeek

More NCRC in the News

Stakeholder News

Stakeholder News

Target job creation to those in need
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Politico.com

120 Million Households to Begin Receiving
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Department of Commerce

Employers still skittish on hiring
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: CNN Money

More Stakeholder News

Washington Watch

Washington Watch

September 6: The House Financial Services Committee will hold a field hearing on California's Central Valley and the foreclosure crisis. - 12 noon, Stockton Arena, Stockton, CA.

September 7-9: The Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado host a bank directors seminar in Coeur d’Alene, ID.

September 8: Congress returns from August recess.

September 15-17: The National Association of State Securities Administrators holds its fall conference in Las Vegas, NV.

September 17: The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on mortgage industry compliance to delay home foreclosures. - 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn House Office Building.

In Congress

In Congress

Target job creation to those in need
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Politico.com

Showdown looms for financial reform
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Politico.com

Senate Tackles Jobs Package
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: New York Times

More In Congress News

Regulatory Newsbytes

Regulatory Newsbytes

Bair Discusses Challenges of Underwater Loans
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FASB Updates Guidance on Embedded Credit Derivative Exceptions
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: Financial Accounting Standards Board

Federal Regulators Consolidate Due Diligence Ownership Guidance
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: Federal financial regulators

Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory Affairs

FDIC's Bair eyes low interest rates, more lending
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: Reuters

FDIC: Hackers took more than $120M in three months
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: BusinessWeek

FDIC to Provide Quick Tips for Consumers Over the Internet
(Published on March 9, 2010) By: FDIC

More Regulatory Affairs News

Economic Stimulus

Economic Stimulus

STIMULUS WATCH: Less stimulus for minority firms
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: AP

Small Biz: Where’s Our Stimulus?
(Published on March 8, 2010) By: Daily News - Memphis

Stimulus funds go to 191 transit projects
(Published on March 6, 2010) By: UPI

More Economic Stimulus News and Commentary

 
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