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How Federal Debt May Impact Banking

South State Correspondent

The relationship between federal deficits and interest rates may depend on many complex factors, such as: whether tax rate changes, money supply changes, government spending changes, or political and economic stability worldwide accompany the deficits. As interest rates rise and remain higher, the value of deposits will grow.

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New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe

PYMNTS

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on global Internet firms which will, as Reuters reports , be levied on revenues tied to Czech users across advertising, digital marketplaces and data sales. Health Records and Google.

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Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud

PYMNTS

Earlier this year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that there was a reduction in the number of fraudulent tax returns identified between 2013 and 2015. What’s Next In Tax Fraud. As of February, the number of mentions in 2017 so far was already over 40 percent of the 2016 total. But that’s not all.

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US Bankcards Industry Benchmarking Trends: 2023 Q1 Update

FICO

The following card performance metrics help us understand the impact of the macro environment on the credit card industry at an aggregate level. These figures represent a national sample of approximately 130 million accounts that comprise FICO® Advisors’ Risk Benchmarking solution. year-over-year, respectively).

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For faster loan origination, stop doing this

Abrigo

Stop manual tax-data entry. Stop : Entering tax return data into a spreadsheet, then checking the spreadsheet for accuracy to begin the underwriting process. Saving time on the process has helped us grow our portfolio and have a better understanding of our current portfolio. Easily upload and import the data.

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The Velocity of Risk – What Bankers Need To Know

South State Correspondent

Banks that are looking to enhance their risk management practices should consider incorporating the concept of the velocity of risk into their enterprise-wide risk management practices. Some risks occur slowly; others strike quickly and hard. Optimizing Risk. Consider the risk above.

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US Government Policy On SMB Lending In Flux

PYMNTS

Senate passed legislation that increased the SBA’s authority over the program, bolstering its credit risk management office, and increasing its oversight of its lending partners that facilitate the financing of small business loans via the program. Last year, the U.S.

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