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In February's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: An international African American sorority enters the credit union market; a deep dive into the ideology behind banks giving out free pens; and a rising number of financial institutions are facing a tightening of liquidity and more.

A new study finds that in the six months after a rate cap was imposed in Illinois, the number of subprime loans being made declined, and subprime borrowers reported a decline in their financial well-being.

For some political strategists, rising economic populism in the Republican party could mean that more financial services firms could face more political risk.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and National Labor Relations Board are joining forces to crack down on unfair labor practices concerning debt and personal data.

In an effort to save the troubled crypto-friendly bank, one possible option involves lining up crypto-industry investors to help Silvergate shore up its liquidity.

The dataset, developed by Federal Reserve researchers, will give historians and students a far easier way to examine banks' performance between 1867 and 1904. The period was one of significant instability, which ultimately prompted the creation of the Fed.

The agency's blueprint calls for giving lenders added underwriting flexibility, as well as upping the number of for-profit nondepository small-business lending companies, which has been capped at 14 since the early 1980s

Democratic Sens. Sherrod Brown, Jack Reed and Raphael Warnock on Tuesday joined Robert Menendez and Catherine Cortez Masto in asking the Biden administration to appoint a Latino to the Federal Reserve Board to improve diversity.

The Dallas-based bank offered a more downbeat forecast than it did back in January, as rising rates have continued to put pressure on deposits.

The expansion stands in contrast to the recent culling across Wall Street as firms look to streamline headcount to keep expenses in check.