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Tag Archives: FDIC
As COVID-19 aid arrives, be on the lookout for scams
[Correction—This blog has been corrected to indicate that FDA has approved a home test collection kit, as of May 8, 2020.] As individuals, employers, and agencies await aid from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, … Continue reading
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May 7, 2020
Tagged Chuck Young, Coronavirus, FCC, FDA, FDIC, FMCI, fraud, FTC, health care, IRS, pandemic, pandemic response, scam, strategic issues, usda
Bank Supervision: What’s Changed Since the Financial Crisis
When big banks failed during the 2007–2009 financial crisis, it wasn’t a complete surprise. Federal bank supervisors had found underlying risks at those banks, but didn’t always act on those findings to help banks be better actors. Today’s WatchBlog looks … Continue reading
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July 17, 2019
Tagged bank regulations, big banks, CAMELS, Dodd-Frank, FDIC, Fed, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, financial markets, financial regulation, FMCI, Michael Clements, OCC, office of the comptroller of the currency, regulation, risk assessment, stress test, supervisors, too big to fail
The Costs and Benefits of Federal Telework (podcast)
It used to be that if you weren’t in the office, you couldn’t get work done. Now, at least 1 million federal employees are eligible to telework. But what are the costs and benefits to federal agencies of this flexible … Continue reading
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August 4, 2016
Tagged CHCO, Chief Human Capital Officers, Department of Transportation, DOT, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, federal telework, feds, General Services Administration, GSA, Merit Systems Protection Board, MSPB, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, telework, United States Department of Agriculture, usda, Yvonne Jones
Financial Regulatory Structure (podcast)
Over the past 150 years, the U.S. financial regulatory structure has evolved in response to various financial crises and to keep pace with financial markets themselves as they advanced from tickertape to e-trading and beyond. As you can see, the … Continue reading
