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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed senators' concerns about higher costs for Americans, noting average yearly inflation is lower than during the pandemic, while also confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Tuesday claim that the administration will not move forward with a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."

With anticipation mounting on pending IPOs from giants like Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI, here's what advisors are saying to eager clients who want in.

The Federal Reserve's former top regulator said recent efforts to reform regulation and supervision have boosted executive compensation and share buybacks, not the broader economy.

New York borrowers want the Supreme Court to rehear a case requiring banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts, due to a split among appellate courts.

Regulators must move toward a more workable model that regulates the intermediaries that custody and control assets, not the underlying software. This would actually be the smarter choice, as blockchains provide transparency and thus better compliance than in traditional banking.

There is a difference between combating discrimination and forcing bankers to ignore problems.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell's decision to remain on the board he once led combined with a lack of explicit rules governing Fed governance could lead to a power struggle that hasn't been seen in a generation.

The Omaha, Nebraska-based company announced its second purchase of a Kansas City-area bank in just over a year. It plans to keep expanding in the fast-growing market, according to Chairman and President Clark Lauritzen.

Analysts said Bill Pulte's new additional role as spy chief will further delay GSE privatization efforts, although that could change if he formally departed.

Joseph Sanberg was handed a 168-month prison sentence for two counts of wire fraud after the celebrity-backed ecofintech collapsed last year.