AUSTIN, Texas - (05/13/05) -- The state Senate this week approvedits own version of a business tax reform, and, like the versionpassed last month by the House, retains the tax exemption forcredit unions. Though the passage of both bills without a creditunion tax is good news for the state 225 state charters, the billis expected to change when leaders from the Senate and House meetin a conference committee to iron out differences between the twovery different versions, according to Buddy Gill, chief lobbyistfor the Texas CU League. "As far as we're concerned, we're good,"Gill cautiously told The Credit Union Journal of the finalprospects for the bill.
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The bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing barriers to new home construction, which included certain community bank riders, passed the lower chamber by a 358-32 vote.
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Tech companies may be the biggest winners of a custodial deposit provision tucked away in a much-touted bipartisan housing bill set to become law this week.
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New York State's attorney general has reached settlements with the two banks, which will pay a combined $90,000 in penalties in connection with alleged violations of rent stabilization laws.
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Senators from both parties criticized banks over overdraft fees, though populist Republicans and their more establishment conservative colleagues were split over whether blame for the problem lies with banks conduct or the consumers.
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Insurance companies are increasingly shifting their assets into offshore vehicles, where they are being used for…what exactly? We don't know, and that's the problem.
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