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E-News 5-10-24 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Fed Proposes Expanding Operating Times of Fedwire, NSS to Weekends, Holidays The Federal Reserve is proposing to expand the operations of the Fedwire Funds Service and the National Settlement Service to include weekends and holidays so both would be available every day of the year. Currently, both payments services operate Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. In its announcement, the Fed said that expanding the times of operation of both would “support the safety and efficiency of the U.S. payment system and help to position the nation's payment and...
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E-News 5-3-24 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Housing Agencies Release New Requirements to Reduce Appraisal Bias The Federal Housing Administration and Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Wednesday new policies allowing borrowers to challenge property appraisals if they believe they were inaccurate or biased. FHA's new requirement for lenders participating in its single-family mortgage program will enable borrowers to request a re-assessment if they believe bias was involved. At the same time, FHFA's new reconsideration of value, or ROV, policies at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will let borrowers...
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E-News 4-26-24 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Lt. Gov. Crouch, IHCDA Announce Funding for Housing Youth Exiting Foster Care According to an announcement by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Hoosier youth aging out of the foster care system will soon have access to an estimated 60 affordable rental housing units at locations in Goshen, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville and Merrillville.  Read the announcement La Keisha Jackson Wins Caucus to Succeed Sen. Breaux Indianapolis City-County Councilor La Keisha Jackson was victorious in a Democratic caucus to replace the...
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E-News 4-19-24 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FinCEN: Financial Institutions Reported $27B in Elder Financial Exploitation Financial institutions reported roughly $27 billion in suspicious activity related to elder financial exploitation during a one-year period from 2022 to 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said Thursday in a new financial trend analysis based on Bank Secrecy Act reports. FinCEN identified two predominant categories of reported victimization: elder scams, where the victim does not know the perpetrator; and elder theft, where the victim knows the perpetrator. Banks filed 72...
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