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Deep Dive Into the Distribution of FICO® Scores Across the US

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As of April 2021, the average FICO® Score in the United States sits at 716 , an increase of eight points compared to April 2020, which is around the time the economic shutdown driven by COVID-19 began in earnest. This recent increase in the average score is reflective, in part, of impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on U.S.

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Labor & Employment E-Note November 2021

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On November 10, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its Guidance for Federal Contractors (“Guidance”). On November 5, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill governing COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests. Interaction of HIPAA and Employer Vaccine Mandates, Birmingham Medical News – November 2021.

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Health Care E-Note November 2021

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On November 8, 2021, the OIG issued an updated SDP to providers, which included clarifications of existing guidance and increased the minimum settlement amounts OIG will accept. On November 2, 2021, CMS finalized the Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center (“ASC”) services in CY 2022 (“OPPS Final Rule”).

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More than 10-million in SA have impaired credit records

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15 November 2021 – 19:07 Garth Theunissen. The post More than 10-million in SA have impaired credit records appeared first on Collection Industry News. Source: site. National credit regulator warns of worsening indebtedness as payment holidays end. million South Africans have impaired credit records. That equates to 38.41% of 26.22-million

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Vaccine-based U.S. Entry Restrictions to Replace Geographic COVID Travel Bans Starting November 8

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On October 25, 2021, President Biden announced plans to revoke the current country-by-country travel restrictions to the United States which have been in place since January 2020. Those who are currently present in a country subject to the COVID-19 travel bans will remain subject to the ban until November 8, 2021.

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Considering the Conduct of Two PPP “Fraudsters,” Bankruptcy Court Shows Its Teeth but Declines to Bite (For Now)

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LLC, Taylor Woods, & Howard Wu , 21-10036, 2021 WL 5286297, at *2 (Bankr. ” Judge Sontchi found the unsworn statement especially dubious because the Defendants had recently “provided a $10 million deposit in connection with their unqualified bid for certain of the [Plaintiff]’s assets.” ” EHT US1, Inc.,

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5 Ways to Fight Holiday Shopping Fraud in 2021

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Welcome to the holiday shopping season for 2021, the second impacted by the pandemic. The final quarter of 2021 is expected to hit $910B, an 11 percent rise on last year. A further third of global retailers say they have lost 5% to 10% of revenue to fraud last year. However, spending is booming too! In the U.S.

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