WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45242) on Jan. 9, 2023, entitled "Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Private Flood Insurance Outside the NFIP: Issues and Barriers One of the reasons that Congress created the NFIP in 1968 was the general unavailability of flood insurance from private insurers. Private flood insurance was offered between 1895 and 1927, but losses incur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47379) on Jan. 10, 2023, entitled "Resources for Financial Market Data" by research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. financial system contains large and active markets for stocks, bonds, and commodities, as well as digital assets (e.g., cryptocurrencies) and other financial instruments. This report describes authoritative, open-access sources for current and historical information about   more