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The Fed hasn't been truly independent for 50 years, but the idea that it is keeps animating discussions about the central bank. True Fed independence will only arise under conditions of extensive reform.
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Artificial intelligence offers debt collection companies the opportunity to vastly improve margins while achieving higher levels of regulatory compliance and maximizing scalability.
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A former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. argues that community banking in the U.S. is being slowly strangled by regulations that place heavier burdens on small banks than on giant ones.
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Noelle Acheson argues that broad choice between stablecoins is good for users and for the ecosystem — and any confusion can be smoothed by technical and design solutions.
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The failure to reauthorize protections for information exchange under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act has created a dangerous gap in our protection against cyber criminals and hostile state actors.
October 8
Former City National CEO Kelly Coffey has a new venture in wealth management; Erin Siegfried is Northwest Bancshares' new chief legal counsel and corporate secretary; Flagstar Bank secures OCC approval to merge its holding company into the bank; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
The Consumer Bankers Association elected Atlantic Union Bank's Maria Tedesco as its 2025 board chair; Banco Santander's Steffen Doyle is leaving the firm; Commerzbank's lawyers allege an ex-analyst made up sexual harassment claims against a colleague after he lost his job; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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