Journals By Industry - Unemployment Insurance

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

Uderstanding the developing trends in any market segment is critical to having a successful year. 2012 promises many changes in the insurance industry, but particularly in the environmental segment. Events are finally moving...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has breathing space until May 31 through one of President Barack Obama's last actions of 2011 on Dec. 23. But it remains unclear whether the latest extension...

HEADNOTE The seventh annual Community Bankers Symposium, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held...

First-time unemployment claims in the New Orleans area were down for a second week to 860 from 918 last week, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The area, comprised of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines,...

KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 24, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Christopher Gardner, played by Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness" (Columbia Pictures, 2006), was jobless and homeless with a baby boy to support. He...

Revenue rulings and revenue procedures (hereinafter referred to as "rulings") that have an effect on previous rulings use the following defined terms to describe the effect: Amplified describes a situation where no change...

Chicago-Area Customer Appreciates Vivint's [TM] Live Monitoring and Convenience PROVO, Utah -- Glenn Nixon of Bourbonnais, Illinois is passionate about serving his community. He has been a police officer for 17 years, served...

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...

- Records Pre-Tax Charge of $61.0 Million ($.17 Per Share) - Full Year Net Income of $603.6 Million, Earnings Per Common Share of $2.47 - Full Year Pre-Tax Charges Total $91.6 Million ($.25...

Following is a statement by the Natural Resources Defense Council, CWA, SEIU, UAW, Transport Workers Union, Sierra Club and United Steelworkers Union WASHINGTON -- The Keystone XL Pipeline is a complex project which...

After apparently being sheltered from the worst effects of the recession, New York City could be about to pay the piper, according to Moody's chief economist, Mark Zandi. Speaking at the 2012 Real...

DAMARISCOTTA, Maine -- The First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNLC), today announced unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2011. Net income was $12.4 million, up $248,000 or 2.0% from 2010, and earnings per...

2011 Loan Originations Up 19 Percent, Operating Expenses Down NEWARK, Del. -- Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results highlighting increased student loan originations, lower...

Significant challenges hit the commercial real estate finance market in the last two years, but 2011 saw significant recovery and progress over the previous year. Mortgage bankers are optimistic that 2012 will be...

Revenue rulings and revenue procedures (hereinafter referred to as "rulings") that have an effect on previous rulings use the following defined terms to describe the effect: Amplified describes a situation where no change...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK) today announced that net income for 2011 was a record $101.3 million, a 58.3% increase from $64.0 million for 2010. The Company...

Current Refundings of Tax-Exempt Bonds in Certain Disaster Relief Bond Programs SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice provides guidance on "current refunding issues" (as defined in § 1.150- 1(d)(3)) that refund outstanding prior issues...

NEW YORK -- Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012, the retail industry will...