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- US: H15 -0.31 2011-05-12 FRB Market yield on U.S. Treasury securities at 5-year constant maturity, quoted on investment basis, inflation-indexed
- US: H15 0.09 2011-05-12 FRB Federal funds effective rate
- US: H15 0.12 2011-05-12 FRB 30-Day AA Nonfinancial Commercial Paper Interest Rate
- US: H15 1.20 2011-05-12 FRB Rate paid by fixed-rate payer on an interest rate swap with maturity of three year.
- US: H15 0.11 2011-05-12 FRB 60-Day AA Nonfinancial Commercial Paper Interest Rate
Trade (FTC)
- Operators of Online "Virtual Worlds" to Pay $3 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Illegally Collected and Disclosed Children's Personal InformationThe operators of 20 online virtual worlds have agreed to pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by illegally collecting and disclosing personal information from hundreds of thousands of children under age 13 without their parents’ prior consent. […]
- Operators of Online "Virtual Worlds" to Pay $3 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Illegally Collected and Disclosed Children's Personal Information
Commerce News
- Federal Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Change of Meeting LocationThe Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee will meet May 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please note this change of location: The Committee meeting will now be held in Room 6059, at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. (182 KB PDF file) […]
- Federal Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Change of Meeting Location
Small Business News
- Letter dated 5/12/11 - Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife ServiceLanding page summary: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing and Designation of Critical Habitat for the Chiricahua Leopard Frog; Proposed Rule May 12, 2011 Printer Friendly Version read more […]
- Letter dated 5/12/11 - Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Monetary Policy
Cost Estimates
- H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 13, 2011 […]
- H.R. 1683, State Flexibility ActCost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on May 3, 2011 […]
- S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on April 12, 2011 […]
- H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011
Banking
- Acting Comptroller Testifies on FSOCActing Comptroller of the Currency John Walsh discussed the Financial Stability Oversight Council in testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. […]
- Acting Comptroller Testifies on FSOC
NCUA Issues Prohibition Orders
Alexandria, VA (May 6, 2011) – The National Credit Union Administration Board has issued orders prohibiting the following individual from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.
Rhett B. Rowe, a former employee of Premier Members Federal Credit Union, Boulder, Colorado, agreed and consented to the issuance of Order of Prohibition and to Cease and Desist with Restitution in the amount of $9,306 to be paid to Premier Members Federal Credit Union.
NCUA enforcement orders are online at
http://www.ncua.gov/Resources/AdministrativeOrders/Orders2011.aspx, and may be inspected at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Copies may be ordered by mail from NCUA, 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314-3428.
Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.
NCUA is the independent federal agency that regulates, charters and supervises federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits of more than 90 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions.