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Jan 1, 2025 | 
americanbanker.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. As 2024 comes to a close, issues such as struggling banks and rising inflation continue to plague the industry. Additionally, the industry is preparing for the changes President-elect Donald Trump's administration could bring in 2025. Flushing Financial took a hit in the stock market after the bank said it was raising $70 million to restructure its balance sheet.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
benefitnews.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty
As more baby boomers retire, and Generation Z employees continue to enter the workforce, employers will need to adjust their company benefits to meet the needs and priorities of these young workers. To Gen Z, benefits that focus on mental health are important. Younger workers place more emphasis on mental health support and resources—42% for both Gen Z and millennials versus 37% of Gen X and 28% of baby boomers,— according to a study from New York Life Group Benefit Solutions .
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
nationalmortgagenews.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty |Andrew Martinez
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. President-elect Donald Trump's win in November, combined with a Republican majority in Congress, has led to some optimism in the mortgage industry regarding beneficial policy changes. Republicans in the House soared to victory in November, with Reps. French Hill of Arkansas and Andy Barr of Kentucky each winning their races due in part to their positions on finance issues.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty
As 2024 comes to a close, many public finance professionals are making career switches across the industry, and firms are looking to increase their presences in new areas of the country with these new hires. PNC's recent hires are helping to build out...
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
dig-in.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty |Michael Shashoua |Kaitlyn Mattson
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. In October's roundup of pressing issues in the insurance industry, learn more about the potential uses for generative artificial intelligence, the issues CSAA faces as an insurer in California and more. Click here to read September's compilation of top news items.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
dig-in.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty |Michael Shashoua
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The November election is approaching quickly and will determine a new presidency, the makeup in Congress and therefore, insurance policies. Additionally, some states are electing insurance commissioners in contentious races. The outcome of the election will shape the tax impact for large corporations including insurance carriers, especially since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted in 2018, expires in 2025.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nationalmortgagenews.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty |Andrew Martinez
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The November election will determine a new presidency, the makeup in Congress and in turn, mortgage, real estate and housing policies. Vice President Harris has pushed two major housing proposals, including building 3 million homes in a four-year period. Development would be spurred by, among other means, a tax incentive for home builders who sell their units to first-time homebuyers.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
bondbuyer.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty |Caitlin Devitt |Scott Sowers
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The election is fast approaching and many economic and tax policies are at stake under the guidance of a new president and changes in Congress. Vice President Harris and former President Trump's only debate, on Sept. 10, largely ignored discussions on economic and tax policies important to the municipal bond market.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
benefitnews.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty |Deanna Cuadra |Lee Hafner |Paola Peralta
The fall semester brings challenges and stresses for working parents as they adapt to new schedules and try to find child care, which can also add financial strains. As more employees are returning to the office, working parents are also losing some of the flexibility that came with working from home. According to UrbanSitter, an online service that connects parents to trusted child care providers, 42% of parents are hybrid workers, and 31% are in the office full time.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
bondbuyer.com | Courtney Hoff Dockerty
The top five bond financings in the ranking came in at more than $7 billion, according to data from LSEG. The top 20 bond financings have a cumulative amount of more than $18 billion. Total issuance in September hit nearly $45 billion, bringing market expectations for a record year closer to fruition. Scroll through to see which bond financings are in the top 20 for the month of September.
