IR-2020-03, January 8, 2020 WASHINGTON — Acting National Taxpayer Advocate Bridget Roberts today released her 2019 Annual Report to Congress. Key challenges highlighted in the report include implementation of the Taxpayer First Act, inadequate taxpayer service and limited funding of the agency. Roberts also released the third edition of the National Taxpayer Advocate’s “Purple Book,” […]
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Apple rings in new era of Services following landmark year
Apple has marked the close of a historic 2019 for its Services offerings, a year that introduced Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, and celebrated the continued success of the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud and more experiences only Apple can create and deliver. Apple provides customers with the highest-quality services along […]
Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks of Stephenson National Bank & Trust, Marinette, Wis.
Alert 2020-2| January 7, 2020 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks of First National Bank of Scott City, Scott City, Kan.
Alert 2020-1| January 7, 2020 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Statement by Secretary Mnuchin on the Confirmation of Jovita Carranza as Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Washington – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement after Jovita Carranza’s confirmation as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). “I commend the Senate for its overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, 88-5, to confirm Jovita Carranza as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. At the Treasury Department, Jovita worked to advance […]
Mortgage Broker That Posted Personal Information about Consumers in Response to Negative Yelp Reviews Settles FTC Allegations
A California-based mortgage broker will pay $120,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other laws by revealing personal information about consumers in response to negative reviews posted on the review website Yelp. In a complaint filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Commission, […]
Brian James Selected to be Deputy Comptroller for the Central District
News Release 2020-3 | January 6, 2020 Share This Page: WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Brian James as Deputy Comptroller for the Central District. In this role, Mr. James will oversee 320 community banks and federal savings associations and manage more than 380 examiners and other professional personnel who ensure […]
IRS opens 2020 filing season for individual filers on Jan. 27
IR-2020-02, January 6, 2020 WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the nation’s tax season will start for individual tax return filers on Monday, January 27, 2020, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2019 tax year returns. The deadline to file 2019 tax returns and pay any tax owed is Wednesday, […]
IRS opens 2019 tax filing season for individual filers on Jan. 27
IR-2020-02, January 6, 2020 WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the nation’s tax season will start for individual tax return filers on Monday, January 27, 2020, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2019 tax year returns. The deadline to file 2019 tax returns and pay any tax owed is Wednesday, […]
FTC Finalizes Settlement with Utah Company and its former CEO over Allegations they Failed to Safeguard Consumer Data
The Federal Trade Commission has granted final approval to a settlement with a Utah-based technology company related to allegations that the firm failed to put in place reasonable security safeguards, allowing a hacker to access the personal information of more than a million consumers. The FTC alleged that InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its former CEO […]