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Litigation and Other Legal Matters: Revised Comptroller’s Handbook Booklet

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“The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued today the “Litigation and Other Legal Matters” booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook. This revised booklet replaces the booklet of the same title issued in February 2000. The revised booklet provides guidance to examiners assessing a bank’s litigation exposures, associated risks, and risk management practices. The “Litigation and Other Legal Matters” booklet

  • provides guidance to examiners in identifying risks directly associated with potential or pending litigation and other legal matters, along with related risk factors.
  • establishes supervisory expectations for managing legal risk.
  • includes expanded examination procedures to assess the quantity of risk and quality of risk management.”

 

POGO to Launch Congressional Subpoena Rule Database

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“The start of each new Congress marks the chance to adopt new rules, which cover a wide range of procedural matters, for the next two years. For example, committees and subcommittees may choose to lay out the procedures for issuing subpoenas and taking depositions. The Project On Government Oversight believes that oversight efforts, including investigations,… Continue Reading

Listen to the Freedom Songs Recorded 50 Years Ago During the March From Selma to Montgomery

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Roger Catlin – When MLK called for people to come to Selma, Detroit’s Carl Benkert arrived with his tape recorder, making the indelible album “Freedom Songs” “Carl Benkert was a successful architectural interior designer from Detroit who had come down South in 1965 with a group of local clergy to take part and bear witness… Continue Reading

Ad Network Turn Will Suspend Zombie Cookie Program. When Will Verizon?

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Via EFF – “Advertising network Turn announced today that they will suspend their zombie tracking cookie program. Turn was recently caught using Verizon Wireless’ invasive UIDH header to undelete tracking cookies that web visitors had previously deleted. This unacceptable practice means that users who delete cookies to avoid Turn’s and others’ tracking will continue to… Continue Reading

Tax Reform and Infrastructure Investments to Boost our Economy

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Mark J. Mazur – 1/16/2015 – “​Today, the Vice President spoke about the importance of investing in our infrastructure.  These important investments would not add a dime to the deficit — they would be paid for by implementing another priority for the Administration, namely reforming our broken business tax system.  Revenue-neutral business tax reform would… Continue Reading

Administration Annnounces Actions to Cut Methane Emissions

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FACT SHEET: Administration Takes Steps Forward on Climate Action Plan by Announcing Actions to Cut Methane Emissions – “The Obama Administration is committed to taking responsible steps to address climate change and help ensure a cleaner, more stable environment for future generations. As part of that effort, today, the Administration is announcing a new goal… Continue Reading

UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women

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“The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women supports innovative, effective initiatives designed to transform the ways in which people think and act.  This video highlights the work of the UN Trust Fund, the only multilateral grant-making mechanism exclusively devoted to supporting efforts to end violence against women and girls. The UN Trust Fund… Continue Reading