News release: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the January edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard a comprehensive report on the nations housing market. Data in the January Housing Scorecard underscore fragility as the overall outlook remains mixed. Inventories of existing… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
FTC Warns Marketers That Mobile Apps May Violate Fair Credit Reporting Act
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission warned marketers of six mobile applications that provide background screening apps that they may be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The FTC warned the apps marketers that, if they have reason to believe the background reports they provide are being used for employment screening, housing, credit, or other… Continue Reading
The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
OMB: The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 – “Having emerged from the worst recession in generations, the President has put forward a plan to rebuild our economy and win the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building our global competitors and creating the jobs and industries of tomorrow. But we cannot rebuild our economy and… Continue Reading
Tax Policy Center: Distributional Effects of Individual Income Tax Expenditures: An Update
Distributional Effects of Individual Income Tax Expenditures: An Update, Eric Toder and Daniel Baneman, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, February 2, 2012 “Tax expenditures on average raise after-tax incomes more for upper-income than for lower-income taxpayers. As a share of income, special rates for capital gains and dividends and itemized deductions provide the largest benefits for… Continue Reading
2012 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
News release: “The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Possible Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The publication opens a 90-day public review… Continue Reading
U.S. Treasury, Labor Departments Act to Enhance Retirement Security for an America Built to Last
News release: “Following President Obamas State of the Union Address in which he proposed a blueprint for an American economy built to last, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Labor today announced two executive actions designed to help enhance security for millions of Americans saving for retirement. The measures announced today will expand transparency… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports Post-Recession Growth in 10 of 11 Service Sectors
News release:” “The U.S. Census Bureau today released its 2010 Service Annual Survey, which shows that of the nation’s 11 service sector, 10 showed an increase in revenues for employer firms between 2009 and 2010. Only the finance and insurance sector (NAICS 52) showed a loss ($27.2 billion, a loss of 0.8 percent). These figures… Continue Reading
UK MPs urge internet providers to tackle on-line extremism
“The UK Home Affairs Committee publishes its report into The Roots of Violent Radicalisation today, the result of a wide-ranging inquiry that began in May 2011. The Committee concludes that the internet is one of the most significant vehicles for promoting violent radicalism – more so than prisons, universities or places of worship, although direct,… Continue Reading
EPA To Provide Nearly $10 Million to Clean Up Beaches Across the Nation
EPA launches improved website for beach advisories and closures : “The website, called BEACON, has the capability to update as frequently as every two hours based on new data provided by states, territories and tribes. Users will have access to mapped location data for beaches and water monitoring stations, monitoring results for various pollutants such… Continue Reading
Child abuse and neglect cost the United States $124 billion
News release: “The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, The International Journal. This study… Continue Reading
Stress in America Report: Our Health at Risk, 2011
“Since 2007, the American Psychological Association has commissioned an annual nationwide survey as part of its Mind/Body Health campaign to examine the state of stress across the country and understand its impact. The Stress in America survey measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public and identifies leading sources of stress, common behaviors… Continue Reading
EU Guidelines – Implementation of Central Repository of Rating Statistics
European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) – “The ESMA has set up a central repository (CEREP) for publishing the rating performance activity statistics of credit rating agencies. The CEREP allows users to search, filter, download and print statistics for individual CRAs for time periods of varying lengths and different rating types. About the CEREP –… Continue Reading
