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Accounting Problems at Fannie Mae

Description: This report summarizes the critiques the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Supervision (OFHEO) made of accounting practices at Fannie Mae. The OFHEO's two main issues are under the domains of: amortization of discounts, premiums, fees involved in the purchase of home mortgages, and the other being accounting for financial derivatives contracts. The report emphasizes that these discrepancies created a false image of the company's earnings and in one case was the cause of the company's executi… more
Date: December 7, 2006
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress

Description: This report briefly discusses the Department of Defense leases of foreign-built ships, the opponents of this practice, and related legislation.
Date: May 28, 2010
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Economic Crisis in Russia

Description: This report briefly examines the economic climate in Russia, providing background information and examining key trends. The report also briefly discusses possible next steps for the Kremlin and potential spillover effects for the United States.
Date: December 17, 2014
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress

Description: This report briefly discusses the Department of Defense leasing foreign-built ships, the opponents of this practice, and related legislation.
Date: June 10, 2010
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Resolving Some Selected Issues of A National Materials Policy

Description: This report details the findings from the Second Conference on National Materials Policy, held July 30th-August 4th, 1972. Contains addresses made to the conference, task forces including central government planning and coordination, opportunities and responsibilities facing the private industry in the materials field, international cooperation and competition in materials, research and evaluation, the effective application and management of knowledge, economic opportunities and constraints in … more
Date: February 1973
Creator: The Science Policy Research Division. Congressional Research Service
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selected Economic Topics of Interest to Congress

Description: This report contains brief surveys on a number of economic topics of interest to Congress.
Date: October 4, 1976
Creator: Staff of the Economic Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006

Description: This report provides a listing of the largest M&A transactions worldwide (value equivalent to $2 billion or more) that were proposed during 2006. The report includes the dates on which transactions were completed and shows M&A deals that were still pending as of December 31, 2006, or that were no successful. These data have been drawn from publicly available sources and have not been otherwise verified by the Congressional Research Service.
Date: March 8, 2007
Creator: Williamson, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care Reform and Small Business

Description: This report provides a brief discussion of the need for mandates in comprehensive health care reform and why employer mandates might be useful. It also discusses the potential impact of employer mandates and credits on small businesses.
Date: April 8, 2010
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Distributional Effects of Taxes on Corporate Profits, Investment Income, and Estates

Description: Tax reductions enacted in 2001-2004 reduce the effective tax rate on capital income in several different ways. Taxes on capital arise from individual taxes on dividends, interest, capital gains, and income from non-corporate businesses. This report contains data on the distribution of income by type and class, shifting the incidence of taxes, the effect of the savings response, and related information.
Date: December 27, 2012
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of Campaign Finance Law to Indian Tribes

Description: This report is about the applications of Campaign Finance Law to Indian Tribes.
Date: January 25, 2007
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige & Garrett, R. Sam
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Changing Causes of the U.S. Trade Deficit

Description: This documents notes the United States trade deficit and money of household saving, business saving, and private sector saving.
Date: April 22, 2005
Creator: Labone, Marc & Makinen, Gail
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care Reform and Small Business

Description: This report considers issues in the employer penalty for small businesses. It firstly provides a brief discussion of the need for penalties in comprehensive health care reform and why employer penalties might be useful. It also discusses the potential impact of employer penalties and credits on small businesses.
Date: July 5, 2013
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Accounting Problems at Fannie Mae

Description: This report summarizes the critiques the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Supervision (OFHEO) made of accounting practices at Fannie Mae. The OFHEO's two main issues are under the domains of: amortization of discounts, premiums, fees involved in the purchase of home mortgages, and the other being accounting for financial derivatives contracts. The report emphasizes that these discrepancies created a false image of the company's earnings and in one case was the cause of the company's executi… more
Date: November 16, 2004
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care Reform and Small Business

Description: This report provides a brief discussion of the need for mandates in comprehensive health care reform and why employer mandates might be useful. It also discusses the potential impact of employer mandates and credits on small businesses.
Date: October 2, 2009
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Community mental health centers

Description: This report provides information about community health centers which treat mentally ill persons in their own community.
Date: February 28, 1978
Creator: Bailey, Susan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security Financing: A Guide to Sources of Information

Description: This research guide identifies the information sources for the issue of social security financing as well as for a number of specific topics related to this subject.
Date: August 7, 1981
Creator: Cerny, Marsha K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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