Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 345,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,250, a decrease of 9,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Company to Pay $9 Million in Restitution and $4 Million in Civil Penalties  WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced a proposed consent order in its enforcement action against Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC, for allegedly steering consumers into costlier mortgages. The Bureau has asked[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now accepting complaints from borrowers encountering problems with payday loans. Payday loans, also known as “cash advances” or “check loans,” are often short-term, small-dollar loans, generally for $500 or less. “Before the Consumer Bureau, consumers who had trouble with[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2013. The Senate on Monday night unanimously passed legislation to extend whistleblower protection for employees who provide information to the Department of Justice related to criminal antitrust violations. U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and coauthors[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Geneva 2 / Deliberations Ongoing Military Situation on the Ground Humanitarian Situation / Assistance Possible Geneva 2 Participants / Discussions with Russians OPCW / U.S. Support for OPCW No Announcements about Weapons Destruction / Ongoing Discussion Secretary’s Saudi Arabia Meetings /[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made a second attempt to curb speculation by traders in oil and certain other commodities: “The good news is that the CFTC has finally proposed a new rule to limit the[Read More…]

Court’s Rejection of “Material Support” as a War Crime Invalidates Military Commission Conviction, Attorneys Say Washington D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2013. Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Joseph Margulies filed an appeal on behalf of former Guantánamo prisoner David Hicks seeking to vacate Hicks’ conviction in the military commissions[Read More…]

Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013.  FOREIGN MINISTER SIKORSKI: (Via interpreter) John, welcome to Warsaw and Poland. We’ve known each other for a very long time. I knew you when you weren’t the Secretary of State and I personally wasn’t a Minister of Foreign Affairs with the Republic of Poland, actually. I’m[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013 – 11:38 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  In addition to talking about the Red Sox — (laughter) — we are here to talk about immigration reform.  We’ve got an outstanding group of leaders here, a wide cross-section of industry; we’ve got manufacturers, service sector, food, high-tech.  And[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2013. The President welcomes the Senate’s bipartisan first step towards final passage of S. 815, the Employment Non‑Discrimination Act of 2013.  He has long supported an inclusive ENDA, which would establish lasting and comprehensive Federal protections against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.  He thanks the[Read More…]