News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


News Release: A Puerto Rican man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with corrupt police officers to commit a July 2012 robbery of a home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico.


Credit risk in the Shared National Credit portfolio is high; leveraged lending remains a concern

News Release: The credit quality of large loan commitments owned by U.S. banking organizations, foreign banking organizations (FBOs), and nonbanks is generally unchanged in 2014 from the prior year, federal banking agencies said Friday. In a supplemental report, the agencies highlighted findings specific to leveraged lending, including serious deficiencies in underwriting standards and risk management of leveraged loans.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on the employment situation in October. Payroll employment increased by 214,000 and the unemployment rate moved down to 5.8% in October.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on the employment situation in October. Payroll employment increased by 214,000 and the unemployment rate moved down to 5.8% in October.


Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on October employment numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2014 Employment Situation report released today: "October was another solid month of job growth, as our economy added 214,000 jobs and continued its strong, steady recovery. It was the ninth month in ...


US Labor Department extends deadline for comments on labor capacity-building efforts under CAFTA-DR

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor is extending the public comment period on labor capacity-building efforts under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 28. The original deadline established for receipt of public comments was 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 10.


Interim final rule making Form 5500 changes required by the CSEC Act published by US Labor Department

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today published in the Federal Register an interim final rule to implement Form 5500 annual reporting changes for multiple employer plans required by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act, enacted on April 7.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.