Sentences with phrase «in federal institutions»

Tattooing is a banned practice in federal institutions.

«Canadian Inmates Connect» is a dating website for inmates in federal institutions around the country.

Anything up to two years less a day will be served in a provincial facility and anything two years or more will be in a federal institution.

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But in recent years, as the Bank of Canada held interest rates to historically low levels and consumer debt skyrocketed, the federal government tightened mortgage restrictions on regulated financial institutions, including HCG.

Those federal rules, which double down on restrictions adopted in 2014 and stern warnings to lenders issued by OSFI earlier this summer, require banks to qualify borrowers at higher interest rates, impose additional limits on mortgages for buyers with small down payments, and compel financial institutions to share the risk by taking out insurance policies on low - ratio mortgages.

It incorporated through Victoria University in New Zealand, obtained a no - action letter from the CFTC, and struck deals with 83 research institutions, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, to provide data about how well prediction markets forecast correct outcomes.

The federal government has housed condemned inmates since 1999 at a high - security institution in Terre Haute, a town of some 60,000 people in western Indiana.

In Chart 4, substituted for the changes in the M - 2 money supply are changes in total thin - air credit, i.e., the sum of Federal Reserve and depository institution crediIn Chart 4, substituted for the changes in the M - 2 money supply are changes in total thin - air credit, i.e., the sum of Federal Reserve and depository institution crediin the M - 2 money supply are changes in total thin - air credit, i.e., the sum of Federal Reserve and depository institution crediin total thin - air credit, i.e., the sum of Federal Reserve and depository institution credit.

On top of the risk of federal prosecution, IRS targeting and asset seizure, cannabis entrepreneurs have to cope with the hazards of conducting a business that deals mostly in cash, since a majority of traditional financial institutions — banks, credit card issuers, and payment transaction companies — won't provide services to the industry.

After all, for many believers in virtual currency, the Federal Reserve is enemy No. 1, an institution that has so badly mismanaged the U.S. dollar as to necessitate the creation of a decentralized currency like bitcoin.

Waller told CNBC financial institutions in Colorado would like to service the legal marijuana industry in that state, but she does not know of a single one that changed its position as a result of the federal memos released last week.

Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets; and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations.

That in turn would heap further stigma on the institutions that couldn't reject federal help while simultaneously (and perversely) forcing this lending on the banks least able to absorb the risk.

Abacus Federal Savings Bank is the only institution to face criminal charges for its role in the subprime mortgage fiasco.

I started a government - contracting consulting firm, Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions, which services military and other government institutions and assists them in federal financial management in the areas of internal audits, internal controls, budgeting and accounting processes.

There were more than 18,000 institutions in the 1980s, compared to just over 6,400 in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp..

Banks and insurance companies refuse to do business with cannabis companies because marijuana is illegal under federal law and most financial institutions are federally insured, forcing marijuana businesses to operate in cash.

A CFPB spokesperson said in an email to Vox that the bureau is authorized to take «supervisory and enforcement action against certain institutions engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or that otherwise violate federal consumer financial laws,» including the failure of institutions to engage in «reasonable data security practices» in connection with consumer report information.

an independent agency of the federal government, created in 1933, charged with preserving and promoting public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions up to applicable limits; by identifying, monitoring, and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails; further information on the FDIC and FDIC coverage may be found at fdic.gov

This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy.

12 The FOMC also considered an arrangement under which depository institutions could pledge funds held in a segregated account at the Federal Reserve as collateral in borrowing transactions with private creditors.

But in this country, he said, federal politicians are acutely aware that big financial institutions have little sympathy among ordinary Canadians.

Bogle: I think you could have a federal statute requiring investment advisors large and small, institutions and individuals in the profession, to observe a fiduciary duty around things like reasonable costs, good corporate governance, and conflicts of interest.

The decision means a previously obscure grouping of senior officials - the Financial Institutions Supervisory Committee - will be thrust into the spotlight as Canada's answer to the pledge the federal government and its allies in the Group of 20 made to correct regulatory failings that contributed to the financial crisis.

According to opinion surveys, no institution save the Internal Revenue Service is held in lower regard than the Federal Reserve.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP)-- Four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program were convicted Thursday of fraud and conspiracy charges.

In short, Canada's staggeringly powerful oil industry wants «oversight» (their word) of political, civil service, and regulatory institutions in both the Alberta and federal governmentIn short, Canada's staggeringly powerful oil industry wants «oversight» (their word) of political, civil service, and regulatory institutions in both the Alberta and federal governmentin both the Alberta and federal governments.

In fact, the guidance issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) included this sentence, removing any doubt about whether the federal government was signaling that this activity can be conducted: «This FinCEN guidance clarifies how financial institutions can provide services to marijuana - related businesses consistent with their BSA obligations.»

Four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.

It does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules under the Code (including, but not limited to, insurance companies, tax - exempt organizations, financial institutions, broker - dealers, partners in partnerships (or entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that hold HP Co. common stock, pass - through entities (or investors therein), traders in securities who elect to apply a mark - to - market method of accounting, stockholders who hold HP Co. common stock as part of a «hedge,» «straddle,» «conversion,» «synthetic security,» «integrated investment» or «constructive sale transaction,» individuals who receive HP Co. or Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock upon the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, holders who are liable for the alternative minimum tax or any holders who actually or constructively own 5 % or more of HP Co. common stock).

On Tuesday, Bank of America announced that after passing the Federal Reserve's latest stress test — an exercise implemented after the financial crisis that requires big financial institutions to prove they have the capital to sustain operations in a recession — it would raise its dividend to $ 0.48 per year.

«We have been encouraged by the great progress Secretary Shulkin has made and believe that he remains the best person to lead this important federal public institution on the behalf of the American people,» the group's national commander, Denise Rohan, said in a statement Monday.

«Chairman Nunes» decision, supported by House Speaker Ryan and Republican Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to publicly release misleading allegations against the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation is a shameful effort to discredit these institutions, undermine the Special Counsel's ongoing investigation, and undercut congressional probes,» the committee's Democrats said in a statement.

According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as of March 31, 2016, there were 6,122 FDIC insured financial institutions in the United States.

The FCAC will determine whether the financial institution is in compliance with federal consumer protection laws.

No one can doubt for a moment that the federal public service, like every other institution in human history, needs to keep up with the times.

This is the short - term interest rate at which U.S financial institutions (such as banks, credit unions, and others in the Federal Reserve system) lend money to each other overnight in order to meet mandated reserve levels.

OLA is a new bankruptcy - type provision included in Dodd - Frank financial reform legislation that gives the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. the authority to resolve insolvent systemic financial institutions (think future Lehman - like episodes).

Although its upfront mortgage costs are high, Navy Federal has consistently earned a reputation as one of the most consumer - friendly financial institutions in the country.

This act has now become the law of the land and requires that patients on admission to a hospital or other institutions in receipt of federal health care funds be questioned about Advance Directives» which are a Living Will, Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made known.

A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit against Gawker Media in March 2016 after concluding that its editors provided the sole eligible plaintiff, Aulistar Mark, with «training and mentorship that [was of] the same sort of hands - on instruction he received from his educational institution.»

The problem is that participating in any federal program exposes an institution to obedience to other federal programs and their guidelines.

If the American founders established a federal republic similar in many respects to Great Britain's 18th - century constitution, their 19th - and 20th - century successors moved decisively to democratize as many institutions as they could manage, including the presidency, the Senate (1913) and many lower - level courts.

In addition, he said, large financial institutions were encouraged to engage in risky behavior because they knew the federal government would bail them ouIn addition, he said, large financial institutions were encouraged to engage in risky behavior because they knew the federal government would bail them ouin risky behavior because they knew the federal government would bail them out.

If the Obama administration gets away with forcing Catholic institutions to step across lines of life and death in the name of «health,» the federal government will have a precedent to legislate Judaism out of existence» as several other countries have already tried to do.

If and when the government attaches so many strings to federal aid that the requirements undermine the mission of an institution, I hope there will be someone waiting in the wings with a private endowment and a large pair of sharp scissors, ready to cut us free.

Nationwide this price has meant a $ 5 billion construction bill for the 800 local, state and federal institutions that in January 1977 were planning to add 200,000 prison beds.

In this instance an enlightened administrator used federal funds (LEAA) to engineer the abolition of all juvenile institutions in the statIn this instance an enlightened administrator used federal funds (LEAA) to engineer the abolition of all juvenile institutions in the statin the state.

If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or coercion.20.»

In 1996 a «Charitable Choice» section was added to the federal welfare reform law, establishing new rules for collaboration between government and religious institutions.