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• Revenue Administrative Bulletin:
  Single Business Tax - Final Return of Fiscal Year Taxpayer (Download PDF)
• Revenue Administrative Bulletin:
  Michigan Business Tax – “Actively Solicts” Defined (Download PDF)
• April 18, 2008:
  OFIS Officially Becomes OFIR, OFIR to Hire Mortgage Broker Examiners, Mortgage Loan Officer Registration Passes, Communication Kit Available, MSHDA’s Save the Dream Program, MasterCard Settles in TJX Data Leak, Credit Union Facts, Call for Committee Volunteers, Legislators and Lenders, Peoples Federal Savings Bank hosts Congressman Upton in Three Rivers, 2008 MBA Washington, D.C. Delegation – September 23-25, Bankers Discuss Foreclosures and CURIA with Congressman Camp, Northwest Michigan Bankers Meet With Senator Michelle McManus, Flagstar Bank Hosts Meeting With Congressman Tim Walberg (Download PDF)
• March 21, 2008:
  MSHDA’s Save the Dream Program Close to Enactment, Governor Granholm Offers Letters to Homeowners in Trouble, Bank Seminars on Foreclosure, Elder Abuse Legislation Moves Out of Committee, Predatory Lending Debate Continues, Frank Unveils Draft Bill to Address Rising Foreclosures, President’s Working Group Recommends Tighter Mortgage Oversight, New MBA Committee Members Wanted, ABA Blankets Capitol Hill Newspapers with Credit Union Ad, Credit Unions are Looking for New Sources of Income, Grassroots Focus: Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (CURIA), MBA Action Alert E-mail Database Update, 2008 MBA Washington, D.C. Delegation – September 23-25, MBA Grassroots Meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, MBA Grassroots Meeting with Congressman Pete Hoekstra, MBA Grassroots Meeting with State Representatives Mark Meadows and Barb Byrum, MBA Grassroots Meeting with Congressman Mike Rogers (Download PDF)
• February 15, 2008:
  Elder Abuse Legislation, Legislative Action Taken on the Mortgage Issue, Mortgage Loan Officer Registration Moves, Predatory Lending, FHA Mails Mortgage Letters, Home Depot Ends ILC Bid, Join ABA’s Credit Union Committee, Credit Union Update—Fields of Membership (Download PDF)
• January 18, 2008:
  OFIS Adding 19 Field Examiners for Mortgage Lenders, Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposed Rules Relating to “Higher-Priced Mortgages”, New MSHDA Save the Dream Program Offers Opportunities for Banks, Legislators and Lenders Day March 19-20, Department of Treasury Revenue Administrative Bulletins, ABA Offers Resources for Bankers and Consumers with Subprime Mortgage Questions, ABA and FarmerMac Renew Alliance, ABA/ACB Merger Brings Real Estate Lending Conference to ABA Members, HOPE NOW Alliance Seeks to Assist Subprime Borrowers Facing Payment Problems, 2008 MiBankPAC is Underway, Upcoming Grassroots Meetings (Download PDF)
• December 21, 2007:
  New MSHDA Save the Dream Program Offers Opportunities for Banks, Senate Passes FHA Reform Bill, Farm Bill Passes Senate, Fed Proposes Tightening Mortgage-Lending Rules, MiBankPAC Supports Candidates with Sound Business Fundamentals, Legislators and Lenders Day March 19-20, 2008, Banks Wanted to Host 2008 Grassroots Meetings, Bankers Support House Banking Chairman Andy Coulouris in Saginaw, Bankers Discuss Mortgage/Foreclosure Issues with State Representative Andy Meisner (Download PDF)
• November 16, 2007:
  The new Michigan Six Percent Services Tax, MBA Keeps Banks Exempt from New Rules, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Announces New Directors, Credit Union Facts: Credit Union Regulation, Legislators and Lenders Day Scheduled for March 19-20, 2008, U.S. House Passes Subprime Mortgage Legislation, Bankers Needed to Participate in Upcoming Grassroots Events, Send a Letter Opposing FCS Expansion in 2007 Senate Farm Bill, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to Introduce ILC Loophole Bill, Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (CURIA) Update (Download PDF)
• October 24, 2007:
  New Sales Tax Raises Questions,Income Tax Rate Change,Contact OFIS With Predatory Lending Issues, Overdraft Bill Awaits U.S. Congress Consideration,U.S. House Passes Debt Forgiveness, House Passes Comprehensive FHA Reform,FDIC Approves Identity Theft Rules,Fraudulent Employment Verification Service,Credit Union Data Update,Payroll Deduction Encouraged for 2008 MiBankPAC,Tickets Available for HDCC Event This Thursday in Detroit (Download PDF)
• September 24, 2007:
  Budgets and Taxes,FTC Warns Mortgage Advertisers,Media That Ads May Be Deceptive,FFIEC Releases 2006 HMDA Data, OCC Highlights Employer-Assisted Mortgage Programs,Senators Levin and Stabenow Receive More Than 500 Letters From Michigan Bankers on Farm Credit Expansion,Bankers Oppose Sales Tax Expansion to Financial Services,Michigan Bankers Heading to Washington, D.C. Sept. 25, MBA Bankers Have Strong Presence at Senator Stabenow’s Ann Arbor Chamber Event,MBA Members Raise Money for Congressman Joe Knollenberg,Sturgis Bank and Trust Hosts Meeting with Congressman Fred Upton, United Bank of Michigan Hosts Meeting with Speaker Pro-Tempore Mike Sak (Download PDF)
• August 23, 2007:
  Legislation to Watch, Banking Code Amendments on the Way, Gift Cards, Farm Credit Amendment Adopted, Michigan’s ABA Vice Chairman Art Johnson Testifies, Bankers Invited to Attend September Washington, D.C. Delegation, MiBankPAC, Stryker PAC Shatters Fundraising Record, 118 MBA Members Attend MiBankPAC Supported Political Fundraisers, Bankers Needed for Upcoming Grassroots Meetings,MBA Legislators and Lenders Day March 19-20, Many Bankers Attend Congressman Dave Camp Meeting in Midland (Download PDF)
• July 20, 2007:
  Tax Clean Up, Mortgage Fraud, Industry Integrity Top Legislative To Do List, Seminar Offered on New Business Tax, Economy Expanding at a Moderate Pace, Regulator Statement on Subprime Mortgage Loans, Fannie, Freddie Changing Purchase Rules On Nontraditional Mortgages, Meet Congressman Dave Camp Monday, July 23 in Midland, Contact Your Member of Congress to oppose the New Horizons Proposal in 2007 Farm Bill, Ask Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow to support the Industrial Ban Holding Company Act of 2007, Coalition for Credit Union Charter Options Files Suit, Washington, D.C. Delegation, Bankers and Host Banks Needed for Upcoming Grassroots Meetings (Download PDF)
• June 29, 2007:
  ABA, ACB Announce Merger Plans, MBA Leads the Way to a Tax Victory for the Industry, Wal-Mart to Launch Prepaid Money Card and Money Centers, Community Bank Tax Relief Poised for Enactment, Midwest De Novo Bank Conference Scheduled for August, Oppose the Credit Union Small Business Lending Act of 2007, Bankers Needed to Attend Fundraisers, Payroll Deduction Format Earns Banks 2007 MiBankPAC Greatest Increase Award, Bankers Needed for Grassroots Meeting With Congressman Dave Camp, Bankers Meet With Congressman Dale Kildee in Flint (Download PDF)
• May 18, 2007:
  Credit Unions Subject to UBIT,ABA Asking for Improvements to SAR Process, Call Your U.S. Rep Today and Urge Support of H.R. 698,Phone Numbers for Michigan’s U.S. Representatives,Increase in Supervisory Fees,Richard Lavolette Joins MBA Advocacy Team,Oppose Credit Union Small Business Lending Act of 2007,Upcoming MBA Grassroots Meetings,Legislators Attending MBA Group Meetings,MBA Grassroots Meeting With Rep. Kevin Green,MBA Grassroots Meeting With Sen. Mike Prusi, MBA Grassroots Meeting With Congressman Dave Camp,Bankers Needed for MiBankPAC Fundraisers (Download PDF)
• April 20, 2007:
  MBA Member Testifies Against 401K Bill,FDIC Requires Banks to Protect Customer Information, Consumers Concerned About Their Personal Information, The ABA Focuses on CTR Filing Requirements, Section 404 Implementation Requirements Under Scrutiny, MBA Group Meetings, Further Action Required — Reps. Kildee, Conyers, McCotter Co-sponsor CURIA, Save the Date – MBA Washington, D.C. Delegation, September 25-27, Legislators and Lenders Day a Success, MBA Grassroots Meeting With Sen. Mike Prusi in Negaunee, MBA Grassroots Meeting With Congressman Dave Camp, MBA Grassroots Meeting With Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop, MBA Grassroots Meeting With Congresswoman Candice Miller (Download PDF)
• March 26, 2007:
  Federal Agencies Seek to Expand Mortgage Guidance to Subprime Borrowers, Governor’s Task Force on Elder Abuse Includes Participation by Financial Institutions, File Freeze Legislation Being Considered, Regulators to Develop a Nationwide Database for Mortgage Professionals, Two-Penny Plan Includes Investment Counseling, FCS Rule Amendment Expands Farm Credit System Eligibility, 2007 CURIA CapWiz – Action Needed, Michigan Retirement Program Act, Save the Date – MBA Washington, D.C. Delegation, September 25-27, MBA Grassroots Meeting with Senator Michelle McManus in Benzonia, MBA Grassroots Meeting with Senator Jason Allen in Mackinaw City, MBA Grassroots Meeting with Rep. Rick Shaffer in Three Rivers (Download PDF)
• February 21, 2007:
  MBA Bankers Work With Policy Makers, New Advocacy Staff Brings MBA Registered Lobbyist Total to Five, P.A. 572 Amends Construction Lien Act, Regulatory Relief, Register for MBA Legislators and Lenders Day – March 21-22, Recent MBA Grassroots Meetings – Thank You for Participating, Attend a Grassroots Meeting in Your Area, Wanted: Banks to Host Grassroots Meetings (Download PDF)