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      <title><![CDATA[ Warren asks Eric Trump about CFPB pick, Capital One lawsuit ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking President Trump's son Eric if he plans to refile a lawsuit against Capital One Financial for allegedly "debanking" hundreds of Trump Organization accounts. The letter follows President Trump's nomination of a Capital One executive to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Hamilton deepfake greets visitors to new finance museum ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Museum of American Finance opened a free, Smithsonian-affiliated home in Boston's Seaport on Friday, betting it can make money history stick.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Regions Financial buys investment bank in latest bolt-on ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Alabama company has a long history of absorbing smaller firms with special skills. Acquiring the investment bank Frazer Lanier, an analyst said, is another example of that strategy.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fed warns that Kansas bank 'significantly undercapitalized' ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Federal Reserve issued a "prompt corrective action" enforcement action against Kansas-based Small Business Bank, the third enforcement action against the bank since 2023.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Community banks demand reform after $95M credit union theft ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Independent Community Bankers of America is lobbying Congress to require federal credit unions to disclose CEO pay, as most other nonprofit organizations must do. The calls follow the discovery of a massive embezzlement scheme led by the CEO of a Mississippi credit union.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Community banks can benefit when data centers come to town ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ National banks are committing billions of dollars to fund the construction. But there's room for smaller institutions and credit unions.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Joey Pizzolato</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fed ends nearly decade-old enforcement against BNP Paribas ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The French bank was one of several international firms caught rigging foreign exchange markets in the late 2000s and early 2010s.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ US added 57,000 jobs in June; Fed outlook muddied ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ A new tax on digital asset transactions will harm consumers in Illinois ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies enter the mainstream, lawmakers in Illinois have imposed a new transaction tax on digital assets. It will raise costs for everyday consumers and drive away businesses.  ]]></description>
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