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The House of Representatives on May 22 passed S.2155, a bill intended to roll back some of the regulations of the Dodd-Frank law for smaller banks, by a bipartisan vote of 258 to 159. The bill was sponsored by Idaho ...

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Banks in Idaho and nationally are closing some branches but opening new ones as they adjust to changing consumer preferences. Nationally, a number of banks, such as KeyBank and Wells Fargo, are closing branches, typically to save money, sometimes after ...

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Wall Street started 2018 strong, buoyed by a growing economy and corporate profits. It didn’t end that way. U.S. stocks climbed to new highs in January, shook off a sudden, steep drop by spring and rode a wave of tax ...

A new study found that nearly all small banks are spending more on compliance due to legislation, forcing institutions to reconsider offering certain products such as mortgages and overdraft protection. The study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University ...

FICO is releasing a new version of its credit score this summer. While the company behind the credit rating isn’t revealing details of the changes yet, the updated rating will likely become a part of Idaho lenders’ decision making when ...

A new face in Idaho banking is leaving downtown Boise. Sunwest Bank notified its customers on March 10 that it will close its branch and offices at One Capital Center at 10th and Main streets. Bank CEO and President Chris ...

Boise U.S. Employees Federal Credit Union members on March 5 overwhelmingly approved a plan to merge with Icon Credit Credit Union, also based in Boise. The proposed merger would go into effect June 1, with Boise U.S. adopting Icon’s name. ...

Leading financial regulators from nine states recently formed a task force to look into Bitcoin and other emerging payment systems. While Idaho Department of Finance Director Gavin Gee isn’t on that task force, organized by the Conference of State Bank ...

One of the primary issues in the commercial real estate industry since the recession has been limited  capital. But over the past few years, capital has once again started flowing for investors to acquire commercial properties. Now, some national analysts ...

Many Idaho law firms would have to switch their accounting methods and pay taxes on income before the money actually is collected, if a proposed federal tax reform makes its way through Congress. The proposal – not yet incorporated in ...