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http://https//riponadvance.com/stories/hills-proposal-protect-banks-cooperate-law-enforcement-passes-house/ Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) to provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency received overwhelming U.S. House approval on June 25 with a 379-4 vote. Rep. Hill, the Majority Whip of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, specifically seeks to strengthen pr... Read more

http://https//www.thv11.com/article/life/holidays/list-fourth-of-july-festivities-across-central-arkansas/91-568289078 It's almost time to celebrate America's 242nd birthday, and Arkansas is ready to let freedom ring! THV11 has compiled a list of some of the best festivities and fireworks displays in the area. LIST | Fourth of July festivities across central Arkansas HOLIDAYS Austin:CHAPTER 1 Beebe:CHAPTER 2 Benton:CHAPTER 3 Bismarck:CHAPTER 4 Cabot:CHAPTER 5 Conway:CHAPTER 6 Fairfield Bay:CHAPT... Read more

http://https//www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rep-french-hill-and-federal-home-loan-bank-of-san-francisco-announce-2-million-affordable-housing-grant-for-little-rock-housing-project-300672516.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) and Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced today that the Fred Parris Towers project in Little Rockhas received a $2 million grant from the Bank's Affordable Housing Progr... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/27/house-passes-hill-bill-to-aid-bankers-a/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Bankers who aid law enforcement officials by keeping suspicious accounts open wouldn't have to worry about their actions running afoul of regulators under legislation that passed in the House on Monday night. HR5783 known as the Cooperate With Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018, offers protection for financial institutions that cooperate with federal, state... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/27/lr-high-rise-for-elderly-to-get-2m-face/ By Emma Pettit A 250-unit Little Rock high-rise for senior citizens was awarded $2 million for renovations, and residents will receive free tablets and digital literacy classes, the financial backer said Tuesday. The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco awarded $2 million to the 14-story Fred W. Parris Towers, the bank said in a news release. The tan brick building sits on a 3-acre lot at 1800 Broadw... Read more

http://https//www.newsmax.com/johnberlau/act-dodd-frank-jobs/2018/06/26/id/868459/ By John Berlau Congress and President Trump recently gave Main Street banks and credit unions some much-need but still modest relief from the mountains of red tape stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Yet, as I have pointed out, some of the most onerous and nonsensical provisions were left untouched. Also inexplicably, the Senate bill left out access-to-capital measures that... Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act failed to pass the U.S. House: “I am disappointed that for the second time in six days my colleagues in the House have rejected yet another immigration reform bill that would have provided stronger borders, an equitable solution for Dreamers, permanent, legal relief for separated families, and much-needed resources, including manpower, technology, and structures to pro... Read more

http://https//www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fhlbank-san-francisco-awards-65-9-million-for-70-affordable-housing-developments-in-seven-states-300672277.html NEWS PROVIDED BY FHLBank San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today awarded $65.9 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 70 projects that will construct or rehabilitate 6,067 units of housing affordable for lower-income famil... Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after his legislation, the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, passed the U.S. House by a bipartisan vote of 379 to 4: “As a former community banker, I have dealt with the conflict of wanting to help law enforcement agencies when receiving a ‘Keep Open Letter,’ while not being able to because of the need to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering or Bank Secrecy Act compliance requirements set forth by a... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/24/coptic-solidarity-honors-hill-s-work-ce/ By: Frank E. Underwood Coptic Solidarity honors Hill's work WASHINGTON -- An organization that defends Egypt's Christian minority honored U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday for his work on behalf of the persecuted church. Coptic Solidarity presented the Republican from Little Rock with its 2018 Leadership Award "for his leadership in Congress in support of Coptic equality and religious freedom for all Eg... Read more