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The House Financial Services Committee has released its oversight plan for the 113th Congress. This is a nonbinding plan that each standing committee must submit at the start of each new legislative session spelling out the committee’s agenda for the session. While much of the House Financial Services’ plan includes review of Dodd-Frank implementation and [...]
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A building in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, is flooded from Hurricane Sandy. When the five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was signed by President Obama in July 2012, the debate over whether the federal government had a vital role in the flood insurance market seemed to be settled. From 2008 to the signing [...]
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At this week’s RIMS on the Hill conference, attendees gathered to hear remarks from a few industry experts regarding the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It has been well publicized how the program has faced major setbacks in recent years. Three noted figures were at RIMS on the Hill to give their take on how [...]
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What timing. The National Flood Insurance Program received temporary re-authorization last night by the U.S. Senate. The vote puts the NFIP back in business until September 30. This is good timing for those along the coast as the storm season has kicked into gear with hurricane Alex now battering the coast of Mexico and south [...]
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