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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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Top 10 banking webinars of 2015

Abrigo

Building Blocks for Effective Loan Portfolio Stress Testing – In this webinar, John Behringer, a partner at RSM US, covered regulatory expectations for stress testing policies and procedures, critical data points for stress testing and how to use stress test results to better manage credit risk.

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To Improve Treasury Tech, Target The Developers

PYMNTS

APIs] are exploding now because technology seems a little less heavy, and we’re becoming more familiar with new capabilities and how it can enable us from a cost-savings and user experience perspective.”. TMS providers have great platforms, and we have a great position in risk management as it relates to FX.”.

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OnDeck Flips To Profitability Much To The Market’s Delight

PYMNTS

Coming off an apparent change in the tide for the business, Breslow told investors the firm is expecting to drive double-digit loan growth in 2018 – buttressed by increasing demand, improved risk management and a “focus on scaling responsibly.”.

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