In most industries, government actions such as legislation or regulation can significantly impact a company’s overall business value; for the financial sector, this is especially true. In today’s ...

It’s been the norm for governments to make budget plans based on past decisions. This “backward-looking" approach is not well suited to the present speed of change in society, or the emergence of ...

Securing a mortgage can be a grueling process, especially if your financial life doesn’t meet the strict requirements many lenders have. Fortunately, a government home loan can provide relief. These ...

New frontier for public finance? Los Angeles could become the first city in the country to use its own bank for community investments. Public finance needs workers, and it can pay them well. A new ...

If your household income is at or near the federal poverty level, there are government programs to help you. The programs cover various areas, including groceries, child care and tax filing help. The ...

President Trump signed legislation Wednesday evening to end the federal shutdown after a record-long 43-day stoppage. Government employees began resuming work Thursday, though a full recovery from the ...

This course focuses on both the conceptual framework of government finance statistics (GFS) as presented in the IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014) and on practical aspects of ...

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a former member of CNET's How To team, he wrote about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...