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Congress is trying to ram through a bill that would reshape the U.S. economy in just a few short weeks, but its leaders have kept the plan shrouded in secrecy and released not a word of legislative text. Sound familiar?

The Internal Revenue Service has published a big new collection of tax parameters for 2018. Here's a look at what happened to nine parameters of interest to insurance agents and brokers.

The Senate adopted a fiscal 2018 budget resolution Thursday that House GOP leaders agreed to accept, a show of unity aimed at speeding consideration of President Donald Trumps plan to enact tax cuts.

Wells Fargo's brokerage arm must return money to retail brokerage clients, FINRA ordered.

An ERISA committee is asking a federal court to scrub a provision of the Oregon Saves program that requires employers already offering a qualified retirement plan to file for a certificate of exemption from the state.

The White Houses nomination of E. Preston Rutledge to head the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the arm of the Labor Department that oversees workplace retirement and health care policy, was met with wide ranging support among industry stakeholders.

Health care experts warn that the provision allowing small businesses to join nationwide association health plans may be in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Here's a look at three things agents, brokers and other financial professionals need to know about the CSR program, and about the possible effects of a mid-year termination of CSR payments.