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📈FDIC Proposes Rule for Regulatory Threshold Adjustments

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would amend certain regulatory thresholds in the FDIC's regulations to reflect inflation. Specifically, the proposal would generally update such thresholds to reflect inflation from the date of initial implementation or the most recent adjustment, and provide for future adjustments pursuant to an indexing methodology. The changes set forth in this proposal would provide a more durable regulatory framework by helping to preserve, in real terms, the level of certain thresholds set forth in the FDIC's regulations, thereby avoiding the undesirable and unintended outcome where the scope of applicability for a regulatory requirement changes due solely to inflation rather than actual changes in an institution's size, risk profile or level of complexity.

📦CBP Adjusts Customs User Fees for Fiscal Year 2026

This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2026 in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as implemented by the CBP regulations.

📈Significant Increase in Consumer Price Index & Business Implications

The Department of Labor announces a substantial increase in the All Items Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers, indicating an inflation rise from the 1984 average to 2024. This shift highlights trends in consumer prices, crucial for economic assessments and decision-making in various industries.

📈Implications of CPI-U Increases for Business Owners and Executives

The notice from the Department of Labor details significant increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), illustrating inflation trends from historical averages. This information serves as a foundational economic indicator for businesses to adjust pricing strategies, wage policies, and financial planning in response to these changes.

📈Consumer Price Index Housing Survey

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

🏠Emergency Price Relief Measures for American Families and Businesses

The memorandum outlines actions to provide emergency price relief for American families, targeting regulatory barriers contributing to high living costs. It emphasizes the need to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on housing, healthcare, and energy sectors, aiming to restore purchasing power and improve the quality of life for Americans.

⚖️FTC Civil Penalty Increases Effective January 17, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is implementing adjustments to the civil penalty amounts within its jurisdiction to account for inflation, as required by law.

📈Nasdaq ISE Proposed Rule Change on Market Data Fees and Inflation

📈OFAC Adjusts Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation, Effective 2025

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing this final rule to adjust certain civil monetary penalties for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

📈2025 Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments by the Surface Transportation Board

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to implement the annual inflationary adjustment to its civil monetary penalties, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.