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Daily Archives: September 26, 2011
The FLARE Index to Treaties Extended
The FLARE Index to Treaties Extended – The FLARE Index to Treaties (FIT), launched in March 2009 on the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies web server has been extended to cover about a third more treaties and conventions. In the past two years the Index has established itself as a valuable finding tool for the… Continue Reading
World Bank: Women, Business and the Law 2012
Women, Business and the Law 2102 – Removing barriers to economic inclusion. “UN Women informs us that women perform 66 percent of the worlds work, produce 50 percent of the food, but earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property. To shed light on why this grim statistic still holds… Continue Reading
FHFA Reports Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Guarantee Fees Increased in 2009-2010
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2009 and 2010, September 2011 “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) buy single-family mortgages from mortgage companies, commercial banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. In most cases, a lender receives mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in exchange for the loans. Each Enterprise guarantees the payment of… Continue Reading
2011 Annual Urban Mobility Report
“The 2011 Urban Mobility Report builds on previous Urban Mobility Reports with an improved methodology and expanded coverage of the nations urban congestion problem and solutions. The links below provide information on long-term congestion trends, the most recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement strategies. All of the statistics have been recalculated… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Child Welfare, Excess Uranium Inventories, Organizational Transformation, Prescription Drug Control,
Child Welfare: More Information and Collaboration Could Promote Ties Between Foster Care Children and Their Incarcerated Parents, GAO-11-863, Sep 26, 2011 DOD Health Care: Cost Impact of Health Care Reform and the Extension of Dependent Coverage, GAO-11-837R, Sep 26, 2011 DOD Met Statutory Reporting Requirements on Public-Private Competitions, GAO-11-923R, Sep 26, 2011 Excess Uranium Inventories:… Continue Reading
Speech by Fed. Governor Raskin on monetary policy and job creation
Monetary Policy and Job Creation, Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin At the University of Maryland Smith School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series, Washington, D.C., September 26, 2011 “Finally, and perhaps most comprehensively, it is worth observing that the financial crisis has undermined the wealth of many Americans. Low- and moderate-income families entered the recession with little… Continue Reading
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2003-2010
CRS: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2003-2010, Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security, September 22, 2011 “This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its… Continue Reading
IG Evaluation of Whether FHFA Has Sufficient Capacity to Examine the GSEs
Evaluation of Whether FHFA Has Sufficient Capacity to Examine the GSEs, September 23, 2011 “FHFA-OIG has identified shortfalls in the Agencys examination coverage, particularly in the areas of Real Estate Owned and default-related legal services. Furthermore, statements by senior FHFA officials and internal Agency reviews corroborate that FHFA has too few examiners overall to ensure… Continue Reading
Pew – Downward Mobility from the Middle Class: Waking Up from the American Dream
“The Economic Mobility Project’s report, Downward Mobility from the Middle Class: Waking Up from the American Dream, examines potential factors that cause some Americans who grow up in the middle class to fall down the economic ladder as adults. Authored by Gregory Acs during his tenure at the Urban Institute, the report finds that a… Continue Reading
The Mortgage Market in 2010: Highlights from the Data Reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
The Mortgage Market in 2010: Highlights from the Data Reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act – Robert B. Avery, Neil Bhutta, Kenneth P. Brevoort, and Glenn B. Canner, September 22, 2011 “This article presents a number of key findings from a review of the data that mortgage lending institutions reported for 2010 under the… Continue Reading
