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Treasury Department
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government.
(source: home.treasury.gov)
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TaxesMnuchin: US Tax Day May Be Pushed Back
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the deadline for taxes could be extended beyond the already elongated July 15 deadline, so as...
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Consumer FinanceIRS: Stimulus Card Isn’t Junk Mail
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to make sure you don’t throw out your prepaid $1,200 government stimulus debit card. Many people...
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EconomyMnuchin, Powell Testify CARES Is Working
In a joint appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin praised the...
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LoansWhy SMBs Are Suddenly Reluctant To Apply For The SBA’s PPP Loan Program
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is going back to court, this time over the new guidance handed out by the federal government...
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CoronavirusMetaBank, Fiserv To Issue Preloaded Visa Cards For Stimulus Payments
The U.S. Treasury will allow two financial technology companies to issue prepaid Visa cards loaded with coronavirus stimulus payments. Reuters reported its...
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CoronavirusIRS Has Sent First Round Of COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
Coronavirus stimulus payments to individuals are on their way. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said via Twitter on Saturday (April 11) that...
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CoronavirusBank Of America Can Now Accept Small Business Relief Applications
Bank of America has reportedly become the first large bank to be able to take digital applications for the $350 billion small...
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Security & FraudFrom Russia, with Malware: US Charges Hacking Group Evil Corp. In $100M Bank Fraud
Call it Russian interference of a different sort that netted $100 million from banks and financial institutions (FIs) in more than 40...
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InvestmentsTrump Administration Cracking Down On Foreign Tech Funding
The Trump administration has revealed tougher rules for foreigners who want to invest in U.S. businesses that rely on sensitive technology, infrastructure...
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InternationalTreasury Dept. Puts Nine Countries On Watch List Over Currency Practices
The Treasury Department announced Wednesday (May 29) in a report to Congress that of the 21 major U.S. trading partners, only nine...
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Fraud PreventionBanks Fight Back Against ‘Fake Grandchild’ Scammers Who Target Seniors
Get ready for even more fake grandchildren when it comes to payments fraud. That’s one of the sad facts of life as...
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EconomyBehind Stock Selloff And Yield Rise, Hints At Consumer Impact?
Stock gains – they yield for yield gains. Might consumer spending yield amid those gains, too? The selloff seen Thursday in stocks...
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Security & FraudFinCEN: US Banks Should Be Wary Of Nicaragua Assets
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said Thursday (October 4) that U.S. financial institutions are at increased risk that proceeds from Nicaragua may...
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BankingUS Examines Alleged Danske Bank Money Laundering
In the latest salvo of cross-border probes over money laundering, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday (Sept. 14) that U.S. law enforcement...
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RegulationTrump Administration Shrinks Finance Watchdog
The Trump administration is laying off 40 staff members at the Office of Financial Research (OFR), an independent bureau that analyzes market...
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RegulationFinTech Catches Regulatory Gaze In The US
Regulators turned their collective gaze toward FinTech firms this past week. Specifically, the Treasury Department is slated to release (sometime over the...
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NewsFinTech To Get Nod From Treasury For Financial Services Innovation
The U.S. Treasury Department is poised to release a report over the next few weeks that will give some recommendations on regulating...
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RegulationTreasury Department Asks For Relaxed Penalties For Community Reinvestment Act
The Treasury Department has recommended that U.S. regulators ease up on penalties for banks that fail to adhere to the Community Reinvestment...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Coinbase Bug Gives Out Free Ether, Jack Dorsey Sees Bitcoin As World’s ‘Single Currency’
Bitcoin has moved past the $9,000 mark for the first time in a week, CCN reported. The price of bitcoin was $9,018.25...
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CryptocurrencyTreasury To Add Certain Cryptocurrency Addresses To Sanctions List
The U.S. Treasury Department revealed it could add cryptocurrency addresses to its list of sanctions if it’s able to link the cryptocurrency...
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RegulationDodd-Frank Looms For Capitol Hill Consideration
Dodd-Frank no more – or no more “no more” Dodd-Frank? Talk of regulatory reform is normal discourse on the Hill. Sometimes change...
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Data DiveThe Anything is Possible Edition: Pot, Bitcoin And Bank Branch Closing
On Friday, the Olympics kicked off in Pyeongchang – and the world got a chance to see there is no such thing...
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RegulationMaxine Waters Wants Treasury To Beef Up AML Enforcement
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters has some questions for the Treasury Department about what it intends to do to beef up security —...
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Safety and SecurityTreasury Investigates Illegal Data Gathering Of Financial Records
The U.S. Treasury’s in-house watchdog is reportedly looking into claims that officials at the Treasury department broke the law by looking at...
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Bank RegulationVaro Money Applies For Charter To Become A Mobile-Only Regulated Bank
Varo Money, the digital banking fintech that has investment backing from Warburg Pincus, filed for a national banking charter and deposit insurance,...
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CFPBData Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
As the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) remains in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and members of Congress, data privacy has...
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RegulationTrump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
In a report released late yesterday (June 12), the Treasury Department officially recommended that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be substantially stripped...
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RegulationTreasury Secretary Mnuchin Names Keith Noreika To Head The OCC
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin announced Wednesday (May 3) that he is plans to appoint Keith Noreika as a Deputy Comptroller...
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Online Lending: The Regulator Wagons Are Circlin’
The Treasury Department released its "timely" assessment of the online lending industry after examining 100 online lenders. The assessment says that technology...
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Payment MethodsThe New Face Of The $20 Bill Is Here
It looks like Andrew Jackson is out and a new face will be gracing the $20 U.S. bill. Treasury Secretary Jacob J....
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Andrew Jackson To Be Replaced On $20 Bill
Too bad for Andrew Jackson that the musical about his life wasn’t nearly as popular as the one about Alexander Hamilton. CNNMoney...
- Alternative Finances
Treasury Takes A Close Look At Online Lending
According to official Anjan Mukherjee, the U.S. Treasury Department is in the early phases of an analysis of the online lending industry,...
- Alternative Finances
Treasury Taking A Closer Look At Online Lending
The U.S. Treasury Department has started studying the online lenders of the nation in an attempt to make sure the regulations on...
