FDIC Updates Money Smart for Small Business Credit and Banking Modules

FDIC Updates Money Smart for Small Business Credit and Banking Modules| site |



Enhanced tools can help banks support small businesses


(January 16, 2020) - - Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published the following information: As part of their ongoing commitment to strengthening bank-community partnerships, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today released two updates to the popu...

Federal Trade Commission Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts| site |




(January 13, 2020) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provided the following information: The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The Act directs agencies to implement annual infl...

Boeing CEO Statement on US-China Trade Deal| site |




(January 15, 2020) - - Today, the Boeing Company published the following information:* Boeing has a long-standing partnership with China that spans nearly 50 years. We're proud that Boeing airplanes will continue to be a part of this valued relationship, one that has fueled aerospace innovation and sustained manufacturing jobs. Boeing applauds Presidents Trump and Xi as well as Vice Premier Liu, Secretary Mnuchin ...

U.S. Small Business Administration Extends Comment Period for Consolidation of Mentor Protégé Programs| site |



Deadline to comment on the Proposed Rule is February 7, 2020


(January 10, 2020) - - Today (January 10, 2020), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published the following information:

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is extending the comment period for the proposed rule in the Federal Register to consolidate...

Federal Trade Commission announces Agenda for Jan. 9 Workshop, Non-Competes in the Workplace: Examining Antitrust and Consumer Protection Issues| site |



(January 3, 2020) - - - Today (January 3, 2020), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

The Federal Trade Commission has announced an agenda for its upcoming workshop in Washington, DC regarding non-compete agreements in the workplace. First announced on Dec. 5, 2019, the w...

U.S. Postal Service says Get Ready for the Year’s Busiest Mailing and Shipping Week| site |



More Than 28 Million Packages Delivered Per Day This Week


(December 16, 2019) - - Today (December 16, 2019), the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) published the following information: WASHINGTON — Many consumers are in a sprint to the finish getting their holiday gifts and greetings in the mail. This week is anticipated to be the busiest week of the holiday mai...

Federal Trade Commission Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration for 2019 | site |



(November 25, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2019 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in the ethanol production industry “to determine whether there is...

Federal Trade Commission Sending Refund Checks Totaling Over $1.8 Million to Consumers Defrauded by “Risk-Free” Trial Offers for Skin Care Products| site |



(November 21, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 79,771 refund checks totaling over $1.8 million to consumers who signed up for “risk-free” trial offers for skin care products, but were enrolled in negative...

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Approve Procedural Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules for Foreign Entities | site |



(November 8, 2019) - - Today (November 8, 2019), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information: The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, has published in the Federal Register proposed amendments that clarify whether a transaction is exempt f...

U.S. Small Business Administration Issues Direct Final Rule that Will Allow Governors to Seek HUBZone Designation for Certain Rural Areas| site |


(November 18, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published the following information: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today issued a direct final rule that will allow governors to petition the SBA’s Administrator to designate HUBZone status to certain covered areas. A covered are...