Sean Vanatta

Lecturer in economic history

Sean Vanatta is a lecturer in economic history at the University of Glasgow and a senior fellow at the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation. His book, Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control, is forthcoming from Yale University Press.

Regulation and compliance

Credit card interest rate caps are the answer to the U.S. debt crisis

A proposal by Sen. Josh Hawley to cap credit card interest rates deserves to be taken seriously, but requires far more detail than the legislative language provides.

By Sean Vanatta

September 19

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Artificial intelligence

Community banks grapple with policies to cover hidden risks of AI

Community banks are in the early days of experimenting with AI and the earlier days of writing policies to govern its usage. It's key to do both at once.

By Miriam Cross

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Consumer lending

After loss at Supreme Court, payday lenders vow to keep fighting CFPB

The payday loan industry is looking to extend its years-long legal fight with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It's planning to ask a federal appeals court to revisit a ruling that upheld a proposed limit on how often payday lenders can try to pull money from their customers' accounts.

By Polo Rocha

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Industry News

Another top NYCB executive hits the road as overhaul continues

New York Community Bancorp hasn't said who will replace Chief Operating Officer Julie Signorille-Browne, who is resigning amid a management shake-up.

By Catherine Leffert

May 17