President Joe Biden today announced that he will nominate Danny Werfel to serve as IRS commissioner. Werfel most recently was managing director and partner at management consulting company Boston Consulting Group. He previously spent eight months as acting IRS commissioner under former President Barack Obama and was controller of the Office of Management and Budget.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the goods and services deficit was $73.8 billion in October, down $10.0 billion from $83.8 billion in September, revised.
FinCEN is seeking nominations for membership in the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group, which reviews and discusses issues related to BSA reporting requirements. Membership is open to financial institutions subject to the BSA.
Federal Reserve Financial Services recently announced the expansion of FedDetect Duplicate Notification for Check Services to include commercial checks, alongside its existing Treasury check notification service.
The Hill newspaper announced that ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, Chief Policy Officer Naomi Camper and EVP of Congressional Relations and Legislative Affairs Kirsten Sutton were named to its list of the 2024 top lobbyists.
Agency extended to Dec. 10 the deadline for contractors to object to the disclosure of their 2021 diversity data, known as “EEO-1 reports.” ABA has prepared an analysis to guide banks on their responses.
Federal and state financial regulators released a joint statement with strategies and advice for financial institutions on identifying, preventing and responding to elder financial exploitation.
