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VantageScore Solutions reported the results of its annual validation finding that VantageScore 3.0, as well as earlier VantageScore credit scoring models, continue to be effective risk management tools for lenders. According to a media release, specifically, VantageScore 3.0 outperformed benchmark models by an average of 17 percent among consumers in…

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the success of the city BigAppleRx prescription discount card program. “This milestone is a major achievement for the Department of Health and the City of New York, and a further testament to the commitment to the wellbeing of all New Yorkers.” “All New Yorkers deserve the right to access the…

Wolters Kluwer Audit, Risk& Compliance reported that it has entered into a strategic alliance with the Association of College and University Auditors. Wolters Kluwer Audit, Risk& Compliance is part of Wolters Kluwer. The Association of College and University Auditors is a professional organization comprised of audit professionals worldwide that serves as…

Bswift reported the appointment of Judd Wagner as Senior Vice President, Channel Partner Sales. In a release, the Company noted prior to joining Bswift, Wagner served at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana. “Judd’s experience as a senior leader within health insurance and benefit consulting firms strengthens our ability…

Union Mortgage Group said that it has hired James G. A member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Carter is past Chairman of both the Association’s Residential Loan Production Committee and The Wholesalers Subcommittee and previously served on the organization’s Residential Board of Governors. In addition, Carter is a past President of the…

The Personalized Medicine Coalition reported findings from a national survey measuring public awareness and attitudes about personalized medicine. “Personalized medicine has tremendous potential to change the way we think about, identify and manage healthcare,” said Edward Abrahams, president of PMC. But our survey shows that there is a lag in public…

Weisbart, who chairs the Missouri chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, will speak Thursday in Charlotte at a meeting of the North Carolina chapter of the same organization. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at Morrison Regional Library, 7015 Morrison Blvd.. The answer, he says, is a single-payer system, such as Medicare for everyone.

July 28– CLINTON– Clinton City Administrator Jessica Kinser does not believe last week’s arbitration ruling will result in personnel reductions. Meanwhile, Clinton firefighters union Local 609 is pleased with the ruling. Now that the union is paying, the raise still puts Clinton firefighter wages “on the low end” of comparable cities.

The Government Accountability Office released the following report highlight:. To find a railroad worker eligible for T&P benefits, RRB makes an independent determination of disability using the same general criteria that the Social Security Administration uses to administer its Disability Insurance program–that is, a worker must have a medically…

Warren B. Layfield, rocketry has been a lifelong passion that was strengthened after working as an engineer with NASA for a decade. Before retiring from the Army in 1991, Layfield worked as an engineer for NASA space shuttle operations. As a Colorado Springs resident, he has taught rocketry and robotics at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado…

The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai:. In 1982, President Reagan challenged the President’s Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, better known as the Grace Commission, to “work like tireless bloodhounds to root out government inefficiency and waste of tax dollars.” Those who work for Citizens…

July 25– In a pending suit involving Libby City Council member Allen Olsen, the issue of the cost of the lawsuit has intensified the conversation about Olsen’s residency as the Aug. 25 trial date nears. Reintsma said the question about Olsen’s residency is key to seeing how accountable elected officials are to the people of Libby. The city filed the lawuit against…

As a part-time employee, Dylan David had done it several times after a 24- hour shift but this time was different. He had just finished his first shift as a full-time paramedic for Texas EMS in Granbury, the culmination of a goal that had been years in the making. On the drive back to his Haltom City apartment, Dylan fell asleep at the wheel along U.S. 377 in Benbrook.

July 28– PORTLAND, Maine– Lawyers seeking to collect about $2.4 million from Cate Street Capital CEO John Halle will be allowed to question Halle’s wife, Sharon, for up to six hours about assets she may hold for her husband that could pay the legal award, according to a Superior Court order filed earlier this month. The order allowing attorneys to question Sharon…

Mr. Chiu recently retired from KKR where, as the partner overseeing the firm’s client business in Asia including Japan, he and his team raised close to US $15 billion in commitments from institutional investors in Greater China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia, for the various KKR private equity funds. In addition to his leadership of KKR in Asia…

Central Michigan University issued the following news release:. The CMU Faculty Association has ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with Central Michigan University following member voting Thursday and Friday. The CMU Faculty Association is a unit of the Michigan Education Association.