August 3, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act was approved by every member of the Senate’s AppropriationsCommittee . The 2018 fiscal year budget permits a 60.06 billion for the nation’s discretionary budget and 40.7 billion … Continue reading
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August 2, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Is All that Twitters Gold? Social Media Attention and Stock Returns, Rakowski, Shirley, and Returns There’s No Place Like Home: Reshaping Community Interventions and Policies to Eliminate Environmental Hazards and Improve Population Health for Low-Income and Minority Communities, Benfer and … Continue reading
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August 1, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
Congress plans to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new arbitration rule. As a result, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will not intervene in trying to overturn the rule. Due to Congress’s power under the Congressional Review … Continue reading
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July 31, 2017
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Five major U.S. Banks are worried. Previously, the Second Circuit permitted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to file a mortgage securities suit for $140 million dollars against the five banks. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court heard from the Securities Industry … Continue reading
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July 28, 2017
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
This past week, the nation celebrated the National Housing Week of Action. Congressmen and housing activists gathered on Capitol Hill to shed light on the nation’s current housing issues. The gatherers specifically sought funds for additional investments in housing for … Continue reading
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July 27, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
First Financial bought MainSource for $1 billion. This merger will make First Financial the sixth largest bank in Indiana. The deal incorporates a stock-for-stock transaction estimated to the value of 1 billion. Due to the merger, First Financial now has … Continue reading
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July 26, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Does Loan Officer Race Affect Mortgage Prices? Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market, Ambrose, Conklin, and Lopez Mortgage Insurance Deductibles: An Idea Whose Time Hasn’t Come, Kieppl and MacGee Invisible Student Loan Debt and the Mortgage Interest Deduction, Haneman House … Continue reading
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