ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today announced the results of the 2024 director election. The Bank conducted an election to fill the member directorships for North Carolina and Virginia, an independent directorship and a public interest independent directorship. Each director-elect will serve a four-year term c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Truist Bank (Truist), based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has agreed to pay the United States $9,125,000 to resolve claims under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). These claims relate to the administration of certain trust accounts by SunTrust Bank (SunTrust) from December 2011 through December 2015. SunTrust was acq  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Attorney is 12th Individual Convicted in Scheme Involving Sale of Over $1.3B in Fraudulent Tax Deductions A Georgia man pleaded guilty last week to obstructing the IRS related to his participation in the promotion of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters. According to court documents and statements made in court, Vi Bui was an attorney and partner at Sinnott & Co., an Atla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: NRC Chair Christopher Hanson and Commissioners David Wright, Annie Caputo and Bradley Crowell will host a public meeting Oct. 30 at the agency's Region II office in Atlanta. The meeting is one of a series being held at the agency's regional offices. The Commission will hear from NRC staff about regional activities and from external stakeholders on their interactions with the agency. The Commission has i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Five More Counties in Georgia Also Now Eligible for D-SNAP, Increasing Coverage Area Previously Announced on Oct. 15 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people in Florida recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton may be eligible for food assistance through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 407,733 households in 24 Florida counties   more