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The president-elect's history of deregulatory financial services policies could offer some benefits to minority businesses and consumers, but the more likely outcome is reduced access to capital and higher costs.
December 27
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The executive dubbed "Captain Emergency" stabilized ailing companies such as AOL Time Warner and Dime Savings Bank before being named chairman of Citigroup in 2009.
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Improved consumer confidence helped to drive greater use of buy now/pay later as younger generations turned to short-term installment options.
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This year saw the impact of Donald Trump's return to the White House, the first rate cut from the Federal Reserve in roughly four years and more.
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In 2024, some banks were reluctant to publicly discuss their AI projects while others couldn't wait. Here's a look at the AI stories American Banker readers clicked on the most.
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The New Canaan, Connecticut-based company agreed to allow Larry Seidman, who sits on its board, buy an additional 5% of its shares. Seidman currently owns about 9.5% of Bankwell.
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A roundup of the past year's profiles of senior executive women in banking and finance.
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Analysts are unsure what the Federal Open Market Committee will do with monetary policy in 2025. The panel projects two rate cuts, but some analysts expect more, and others see fewer.
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With transparency, security and reliability embedded at its core, a blockchain is not merely a way to enhance existing systems — it represents a model for what banking should aspire to be.
December 26
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Looking back at the year, this is how they impacted the financial services industry.
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Banks such as TD, Wells Fargo and Bank of America drew attention this year for money-laundering issues. That's one of several top regulatory news items in 2024.
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New tools, new partnerships and a new focus on combating increasingly complex fraud schemes will take center stage in the new year. This could be a turning point in a long-running battle.
December 25
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The Federal Reserve is poised to make several key decisions during the year ahead that will impact monetary policy both in the near term and for years to come.
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From embedded finance to artificial intelligence to real-time processing, there are plenty of sources of competition and opportunity in the new year.
December 25 -
The integration of J.P. Morgan's Fusion platform with FactSet aims to give buy-side clients the same level of analytics available to the sell side.
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