Mark L. Clifford

President, Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation

Mark L. Clifford is the president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation and the author of "Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere."

Consumer banking

Big banks still operating in Hong Kong are playing a dangerous game

The Chinese government has forced banks to deny Chinese emigrants access to their retirement savings. What Beijing will demand next is anybody's guess.

By Mark L. Clifford

May 15

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Consumer lending

FDIC sides with Colorado in court tussle over high-cost loans

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is arguing that Colorado has the right to establish an interest rate cap that all state-chartered banks must follow. Three industry groups are suing the state in an effort to stop its attempted crackdown.

By Kevin Wack

15m ago
Failures

Republic First fails; Fulton Bank acquires assets, branches

The Philadelphia-based bank's parent company, Republic First Bancshares, had been roiled by a yearslong proxy battle involving activist investors groups and its former CEO.

By Kyle Campbell

April 26
Politics and policy

Custodia to appeal ruling in Fed lawsuit

The Wyoming-based digital asset bank filed paperwork to challenge last month's district court ruling, which affirmed the Federal Reserve's view about its discretion over master account applications.

By Kyle Campbell

April 26