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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index decreased 6.4 points to 120.2 in January. The Present Situation Index declined slightly by 0.3 points to 169.6. The Expectations Index fell 10.4 points to 87.3. “Consumer Confidence declined in January, following a decrease in December,” said Lynn Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board. “The

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The federal banking agencies have found improved credit quality in the Shared National Credit portfolio, a bundle of large syndicated bank loans that includes 8,571 credit facilities and 5,314 borrowers — and totals $4.4 trillion, according to the SNC Review released today. Despite the improvement, however, risk remains elevated compared to prior economic cycles, they

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To increase use of the Earned Income Tax Credit by qualified working families, the OCC promoted EITC Awareness Day on January 25. With only 80 percent of eligible taxpayers claiming the EITC, the OCC encouraged banks to educate their local communities about the credit. In addition, the OCC suggested that banks provide low-cost products and

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