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Federal Reserve endorses SEC bank brokerage proposal
The Federal Reserve Board endorsed a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal on Dec. 18 that would allow commercial banks to continue offering brokerage services without pushing certain products out to... […]
Banking regulators issue guidelines on commercial real estate lending
Federal banking regulators on Dec. 6 issued guidelines aimed at helping banks determine whether they have adequate safeguards in place to protect against losses from commercial real estate lending. Many... […]
FBI, bankers launch Web site of robbers
A new Web site opened by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maryland Association for Bank Security features a rogue’s gallery of some of the state’s more brazen bank... […]
Collector pays $2.25 million for century-old $1,000 bill
An art collector paid about $2.25 million for a $1,000 U.S. bill printed in 1890, the auction house that brokered the transaction between two anonymous private collectors said on Dec.... […]
IRS outlines new rules for claiming deductions
Beginning in the 2007 tax year, taxpayers must provide bank records or other information when claiming deductions for charitable donations of money, the Internal Revenue Service says in newly released... […]
Democrats irked over 6-4 split on House committees
The will of the voters is being ignored by Republican leaders, Democrats in the House of Representatives said after committee rosters for the upcoming session were announced. The problem, Democrat... […]
Ownership of 9/11 memorial adds to controversy
The legal status of the state’s recently dedicated Sept. 11 memorial appears to be in limbo. Memorials constructed on Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza are typically privately funded, with ownership turned... […]
Arizona trivia quiz No. 4
Still fancy yourself an authority on Arizona history? If so, then answer the question: What year was each of the following items recognized as an official state symbol? 1. State... […]
UpClose with Alessandra Soler Meetze, executive director of Arizona’s ACLU
‘We’re essentially a conservative organization’
Federal court backs tribes’ regulation of casino gaming
A federal appeals court has upheld a upheld a lower court’s ruling that the federal National Indian Gaming Commission overstepped its statutory authority in imposing operational regulations on some casino... […]
$250,000 makeover for ‘Horizon’ set; Channel 8 begins looking for donors
New home for Horizon A rendering of the proposed Horizon set Channel 8’s Horizon has been on the air for 25 years. The set for the nightly news and information... […]
