- Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers, GAO-09-606, June 29, 2009
- Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers, GAO-09-812T, June 29, 2009
- Clean Water Infrastructure: A Variety of Issues Need to Be Considered When Designing a Clean Water Trust Fund, GAO-09-657, May 29, 2009
- Federal Contracting: Guidance on Award Fees Has Led to Better Practices but Is Not Consistently Applied, GAO-09-630, May 29, 2009
- Insurance Sales to Military Personnnel: Additional Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Life Insurance Sales and Pay Allotment Transactions, GAO-09-452, May 29, 2009
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Daily Archives: June 29, 2009
Patient-Centered Research Report Sent to Congress Outlining Research Priorities
News release: “Recommendations for how the HHS Office of the Secretary will spend $400 million in funds for patient-centered research, also known as comparative effectiveness research, were released today by Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). The report, mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is designed to help the HHS Secretary… Continue Reading
Banking Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios
News release: “The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that the banking agencies will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994.… Continue Reading
BIS Annual Report: Rescue, recovery, reform – the narrow path ahead
News release: “In its 79th Annual Report, BIS Annual Report 2008/09, 29 June 2009, released today, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) looks at the narrow path ahead leading out of the financial crisis. The Report underlines the need to focus clearly on the medium term and on sustainability when designing both macroeconomic and financial… Continue Reading
Treasury Awards $90 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Community Development
News release: “As part of the Obama Administration’s continued investment in economic development in communities around the country through the Recovery Act, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today announced $90 million in financial assistance awards for 59 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in 26 states and Puerto Rico dedicated to helping communities hard hit by the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Peak Oil Debate
The Peak Oil Debate, Laurel Graefe, Economic Review, Vol. 94, No. 2, 2009 “For the past half-century, a debate has raged over when “peak oil” will occurthe point at which output can no longer increase and production begins to level off or gradually decline. Determining how long the oil supply will last has become even… Continue Reading
Governance Matters 2009: Learning From Over a Decade of the Worldwide Governance Indicators
Brookings: Governance Matters 2009: Learning From Over a Decade of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi, June 29, 2009. “The WGI organize and synthesize data, reflecting on the reports and views of tens of thousands of stakeholders worldwide, including respondents to household and firm surveys and experts from nongovernmental organizations,… Continue Reading
The Arctic Climate Change and Security Policy Conference: Final Report and Findings
Arctic Climate Change and Security Policy Conference: Final Report and Findings, Kenneth Yalowitz, James Collins, Ross Virginia Report, June 2009 “This final report summarizes the panel discussions from a conference on arctic climate change and security policy sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Dartmouth College, and the University of the Arctic which was… Continue Reading
