Washington and New York, While President Joe Biden and Donald Trump compete over proposals to stem the flow of immigrants crossing the border into Mexico, the head of the Federal Reserve- the U.S. central bank- and the Congressional Budget Office- the official nonpartisan think tank- report that immigrants have been key to the post-pandemic economic recovery…
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The jump in auto loan delinquencies is the most pronounced for low income communities, according to research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
A suburban man is one of three people indicted on federal fraud charges, accused of swindling investors out of more than $3.9 million, according to a news release from the U.S. attorneyÇ ® s office for the Northern District of Illinois. Edward L. Wooten, 51, of Macon, Georgia, and John L. Krcil, 55, of Hanover, Minnesota, are facing the same charges.
However, the Federal Reserve's plans did not reflect the interest rate cut of 150 basis points that the market was expecting this year. One of the issues that has generated most debate in the fixed income market in recent months is the difference in expectations that had been generated between the markets and the Federal Reserve itself, regarding the cycle of…
Predictions abound for credit card interest rates in the coming months. Credit card APRs have risen steadily for the last 22 months, landing at 22.75% in November 2023, Federal Reserve data showed. "Ultimately, with the changes of the fed funds rate, the prime rate also changes, which then in turn increases or decreases the APR on your credit card," John Jones,…
Around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, agents descended on the Newport Beach and Laguna Beach residences of AB Capital's co-owners, said Brian Werlemman, a wealth manager who alleges he was defrauded out of about $2.7 million in 2018 as part of an elaborate Ponzi scheme orchestrated by the company. In a video broadcast on KCAL News, the FBI agents could be seen carting boxes…
But in the last year, as home insurers have stopped writing new policies and retreated from parts of the state prone to wildfire, a new voice has joined the ranks of critics who say Harvey and Co. are making things worse: California's elected insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, whose office has called Consumer Watchdog an entrenched interest group "defending…
There's several reasons Florida's insurance markets have seen premiums increase by 20% to 100% in 2023.
WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden implored the top four leaders of Congress Tuesday to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to pass emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel, as a legislative logjam in the GOP- led House showed no signs of abating. Biden hosted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R- La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D- N.Y.,…
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Wall Street indexes closed lower Wednesday as investors await a key inflation report that could provide new clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. The stock market in New York turns its attention to the release of the Personal Consumption Price Index for January, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, which could give the market…
The US currency rises $3.58 to $984.55. "Investors are waiting to know the PCE result for the month of January and are looking for signals as to which path the Federal Reserve will take in its next monetary policy meetings and when the long-awaited first interest rate cuts in the world's leading economy could take place. "Unemployment in Chile fell to 8.4%, below…
Thomas Nicholas Salzano, 65, of Secaucus, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court on Tuesday to securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States, the U.S. Attorney’ s Office for New Jersey said. Salzano concealed his managerial role at the Secaucus- based firm in order to hide his history of fraud from potential…
UnitedHealth is under investigation by the Department of Justice over antitrust concerns, according to reporting by the Examiner News and the Wall Street Journal. Those aren’ t few. UnitedHealth touches nearly every corner of the healthcare industry, running the largest private health insurer in the U.S., a sizable physician network, a major billing and data…
DES MOINES, Iowa– Sam DeKay was enjoying a calm fall morning in his Manhattan apartment when an email came through. First Whitney Bank& Trust in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa, informed him that $9,950 had been debited from his account. At the top, it read " Whitney Bank and Trust"– an incorrect name for the bank.
Madison Title Agency and Riverside Abstract weren't named as defendants, but the companies with Lakewood offices face business consequences.
People on Medicare spent $3.4 billion out of pocket last year on the 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations. Minnesota's Prescription Drug Affordability Board will deliver more relief. Photo via iStock/Getty Images Plus.Earlier this month, under the threat of subpoena, the CEOs of three large pharmaceutical companies appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health,…
As inflation gathered force in 2021 and 2022, the Federal Reserve notoriously waited too long to raise interest rates, allowing consumer prices to continue to climb sharply, Fed officials now acknowledge. "The longer they wait, the greater the risk that something goes off the rails," says Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics. But Fed Chair Jerome…
The combination of factors is leading investors to be cautious and assume that interest rate cuts will be made by the Federal Reserve until the end of the year. The economic calendar also includes data on durable goods orders, the Purchasing Manager Index or PMI, new and existing home sales and consumer confidence reports from the Conference Board and the…