Sentences with phrase «percent federal backing»

Several months ago our newspaper, through this column, successfully lobbied our Republican County Executive, Ed Day, as well as our Democratic State Legislators, Ken Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee, to write letters to President Donald Trump, urging him to supply the 50 percent federal backing needed for the $ 24 billion Gateway project (with New York and New Jersey splitting the remaining 50 %).

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The report said fiscal stimulus and a series of cuts by the Federal Reserve to its policy rate will help the U.S. economy to bounce back in 2021 and grow by 2.1 percent, followed by growth of 2 percent in 2022.

Back then, 80 percent of «new establishments» were startups; the rest were new locations of existing businesses, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

The Fed statement said: «The Committee anticipates that it will be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate when it has seen some further improvement in the labor market and is reasonably confident that inflation will move back to its 2 percent objective over the medium term.»

The two most common are: (1) home loans backed 100 percent by the government through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that include both an upfront and annual mortgage insurance premium (MIP); and (2) conventional loans, which are typically backed at least in part by private sources of capital, such as private MI.

The FHA loan, for example, which is backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), allows for a downpayment of just 3.5 percent for borrowers with a credit score of 580 or higher.

Loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac allow down payments as low as 3.5 percent and three percent, respectively.

The bill backed by Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, would also apply to party committee leaders from receiving consulting fees from state and local authorities either directly or through companies in which they hold a 10 percent ownership stake.

Adding back temporary federal stimulus funds used to supplement state funds in each of the last three years, state operating spending under the new budget is up a whopping 8.4 percent over 2007 - 08, although both personal income and private - sector economic activity in New York has dropped sharply during the Great Recession.

The latest federal figures showed that 280,477 county residents were on Medicaid or some other federally backed health plan — which amounts to 30 percent of the county population.

Without adjusting for federal aid, average annual spending under Cuomo rose 2.2 percent, still less than his predecessors dating back to Rockefeller.

By a 57 percent to 26 percent margin, New Yorkers back the Supreme Court ruling that essentially keeps Obamacare intact following a challenge to the federal government setting up health care exchanges in states that do not have them.

According to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind survey released Monday afternoon, 43 percent of likely New Jersey voters back Corzine, the Democratic incumbent fighting for a second term, and 41 percent support Christie, the former federal prosecutor in the Garden State.

Saying that New York is in the bottom twenty percent among the states while Wisconsin is in the top twenty percent, he pledged to work with the New York congressional delegation bring more jobs, grants, and federal dollars back to NY - 13.

Nationwide, if only 15 percent of residential property owners took advantage of such programs, the emissions reductions would contribute 4 percent of the savings needed for the U.S. to reach 1990 emissions levels by 2020 — all at no net cost to local, state or federal governments because owners pay back the loans.

Readily available data on the share of students receiving federal aid only goes back to the 1992 — 1993 academic year, but the growth in aid dependence is also clear: In 1992 — 93, 45 percent of full - time, full - year undergraduates used some form of federal aid.

As we all rally to «leave no child behind,» why don't we commit to get that proportion of federal support back up to 14 percent, where it used to be?

A significant portion of respondents (71 percent) backs a voluntary national testing program that the federal government would administer to fourth - and eighth - grade students to measure the performance of U.S. public schools.

Back in 1975 when the special education law was passed, Congress set a path for the federal government to contribute 40 percent of the state average annual per - pupil expenditure.

When lawmakers first introduced the Opportunity Scholarship legislation back in April 2013, the intent was to provide $ 90 million over two years to students who reside in households with incomes of up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — that's $ 70,650 for a family of four.

Back in 2007, the USDE authorized the use of modified achievement standards for up to 2 percent of special education students for federal accountability purposes when it published final regulations in April of that year.

As a result, the federal share has reverted back to around 9 percent of total spending on public education.

The two most common are: (1) home loans backed 100 percent by the government through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that include both an upfront and annual mortgage insurance premium (MIP); and (2) conventional loans, which are typically backed at least in part by private sources of capital, such as private MI.

Loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac allow down payments as low as 3.5 percent and three percent, respectively.

One of the bigger surprises of 2014 may be that mortgage rates might end the year lower than where they began, at around 4.5 percent, even as the Federal Reserve has gradually pared back its purchases of mortgage - backed securities.

With economic data that is not seen to be substantially improving (see last month's retail sales which came in at just 0.2 percent against the expected 0.5 percent) and with the Federal Reserve cutting back their $ 85 billion worth of asset purchases, the prospect for a new period of prosperity is slim.

As the Federal Reserve continues to invest in mortgage backed securities from Fannie and Freddie, interest rates on these conventional loans have been expected to fall well below the current 5.5 percent marker.

For no annual fee, Navy Federal Credit Union Cash rewards cardholders get a simple — if not exceptional — rewards program with 1.5 percent cash back on all purchases and a decent array of travel and purchases benefits.

Twenty percent of that is $ 885 that we'd get back on our federal taxes that year.

Because they are backed by the Federal Housing Administration, FHA loans allow people to purchase a new home with as little as 3.5 percent down, as opposed to the typical 20 percent some banks require.

Despite the ending of quantitative easing by our Federal Reserve, 10 year treasury yields are way below two percent despite robust GDP growth in the back half of 2014.

Ninety - three percent of entry - level buyers chose a fixed - rate mortgage, with 35 percent financing their purchase with a low - downpayment Federal Housing Administration - backed mortgage (39 percent in 2013), and 9 percent using the Veterans Affairs loan program with no downpayment requirements.

After the Federal Reserve pledged to acquire as much as $ 1.25 trillion in mortgage - backed securities to free up money for mortgage loans, mortgage interest rates fell to a record low of 4.78 percent twice in April.

A 2017 report from the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows that cash back cards are more popular than miles - based cards for consumers across all categories — superprime, prime, near - prime, subprime and deep subprime — constituting 27 percent of overall credit card spending, compared to 21 percent for miles rewards cards.

Back in 2005, says the New York Federal Reserve, ARMs had nearly 40 percent of the mortgage market share.

See related: PenFed card offers up to 2 percent cash back on every purchase, Navy Federal removes balance transfer fees for a limited time

Pentagon Federal Credit Union, also known as «PenFed,» has launched a new credit card that allows cardholders to earn up to 2 percent cash back on every dollar they spend.

According to a study released last month by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, rewards cards that offer cash back incentives, such as 1 percent cash back, often lead consumers to spend more each month and accrue a higher month - to - month balance.

A 2017 report from the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows that cash back cards are more popular than miles - based cards for consumers across all categories — superprime, prime, near - prime, subprime and deep subprime — constituting 27 percent of overall credit card spending, compared to 21 percent for miles rewards cards.

San Diego residents that install solar energy systems enjoy some of the highest rates of return, and fastest payback, on their investments in the U.S.. That's with or without qualifying for the federal solar investment tax credit, which is being rolled back from a current 30 percent and is slated to expire come 2022.

Current federal government - backed, income - driven repayment plans call for borrowers to pay about 10 percent of their annual discretionary income towards their student loans.

Back in early 2016, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation failed to pursue all possible solutions to unlock the iPhone 5c owned by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook before demanding Apple's help accessing the device, reports Reuters.The information was shared today in a report issued by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General.According to the report, the FBI's in - house unit that handles breaking into mobile devices did not begin looking for outside help to unlock Farook's iPhone until the night before the FBI demanded Apple's help through a court filing.The FBI was aware that one of the vendors contacted at that point in time had «almost 90 percent completed» a technical solution that would allow the FBI access to the phone.

While proponents of rolling back net neutrality regulations would have us believe that the market will force Internet providers to assure user access, the Federal Communication Commission's 2016 Broadband Progress Report notes that 51 percent of Americans have access to only one provider of high - speed Internet.

Noted economists from companies like Moody's and Barclay's, along with university academics, are projecting an increase of 1 percent over current rates by spring due to the Federal Reserve discontinuing its purchase of mortgage - backed securities.

Annual mortgage insurance premiums for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)- backed mortgages are lowering toward their pre-bust level, with FHA announcing on Monday another reduction, this time to 0.60 percent for most borrowers.

Ninety - three percent of entry - level buyers chose a fixed - rate mortgage, with 35 percent financing their purchase with a low - downpayment Federal Housing Administration - backed mortgage (down from 39 percent in 2013), and 9 percent using the Veterans Affairs loan program with no downpayment requirements.

Fifty - nine percent of buyers financed their purchase with a conventional mortgage, and 33 percent of first - time buyers took out a low down payment Federal Housing Administration (FHA)- backed mortgage.

With American credit card debt back on the rise (the Federal Reserve says it increased by $ 4 billion percent in third quarter last year) and our happiness on the decline (a Harris Interactive poll shows 33 percent of us were happy in 2013 compared to 35 percent of us in 2009) we could all save ourselves some money and some guilt by simply recognizing the over-shopping symptoms, practicing the cures and (even if we don't quit our jobs and sell our houses) try at least some of Millburn's minimalist practices.

The transaction would allow the Kushner Cos.» investment in the tower to be salvaged by lenders and businesses that could have extensive dealings with the federal government, while also permitting the Kushners to buy back into the building's more lucrative retail spaces and maintain a 20 percent stake.

The figure is well below the Federal Reserve's annual target of 2 percent and could raise deflation fears as the central bank continues to scale back a key stimulus program.