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Weekend direct deposit would benefit workers, consumers and businesses. The Federal Reserve itself said it was in favor of such an expansion nearly a decade ago. There is no better time than now.
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Weekend direct deposit would benefit workers, consumers and businesses. The Federal Reserve itself said it was in favor of such an expansion nearly a decade ago. There is no better time than now.
April 3 -
A federal judge's ruling in the Custodia lawsuit settles — for now — the question of whether the Federal Reserve has the discretion to grant or deny a bank access to its payment settlement system. But to keep it, the Fed needs to articulate the danger it's protecting against.
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The agency's abuse of criminal investigative demands, with no recourse of overburdened small businesses, is yet another example of why it is viewed as a rogue agency, unaccountable to anyone.
April 2 -
The Congressional Budget Office report on the Home Loan banks illustrates the ways the nearly 100-year-old system is integral to the U.S. economy, and its benefits for American consumers.
April 1 -
States reconsidering the opt-out provision of the Depository Institutions and Monetary Control Act should understand that doing so inherently devalues banks chartered within their borders.
March 29
The Federal Reserve, historically a secretive and isolated institution, has made a concerted effort to explain itself to and be understood by the public since 2008. But try as it might, the central bank is still viewed by many as an enigma, if not an enemy.
Visa is working with Thunes; LemFi and Western Union to expand its reach; Swift has completed testing of 38 global digital currencies, and more.
In this month's roundup of top tech news: Organizations like First Horizon and TransUnion explore the use of artificial intelligence, Metropolitan Commercial Bank leaves the banking-as-a-service marketplace, BNY Mellon and Microsoft team up to oversee a new data management platform and more.
In this month's roundup of top banking news: New York Community Bancorp works through internal strife, JPMorgan Chase accuses TransUnion and others of data theft, KPMG comes under fire and more.
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