Fed officials were divided on the timing of an increase in the federal funds rate, according to minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s July 26-27 meeting. The committee noted “moderate” economic expansion and strong job gains in July, but based their decision to keep rates as is on the need to further monitor job reports and “global and financial development.” One committee member voted for a July rate hike, while “some other members anticipated that economic conditions would soon warrant taking another step in removing policy accommodation.”
FinCEN, banking agencies release FAQs on digital credentials, customer ID
Financial institutions may use a mobile driver’s license or other government-issued virtual ID as a form of documentary verification for purposes of customer identification program compliance, so long as they maintain the appropriate technology or systems to extract...









