Estate planning tools may vanish in 2013 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: August 7, 2012
Tags: estate planning, estate tax, federal law, gift tax
WASHINGTON – For estate planning attorneys, the unstable nature of federal tax law has become the new normal. But the prospect of skyrocketing estate tax rates and the potential loss of key estate planning tools with certain federal laws set to expire is spurring them to get their clients to act – and quickly.
New consumer agency issues first interim mortgage rule
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 25, 2011
Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, federal law, mortgages, New consumer agency issues first mortgage rule
WASHINGTON – The newly operational Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued its first interim rule which it says will fill a regulatory gap in the mortgage industry.
