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There were 37 deals announced in the third quarter, well below the 64 announced in the same period of 2021, according to a Raymond James analysis. Uncertainty over the November election is just the latest factor slowing mergers and acquisitions.

The main goal of Frsh is to help people protect their earnings from the fees of check-cashing facilities and predatory loans. 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to accelerate lending to global funds and other institutional investors in the U.S., as it moves to overtake Goldman Sachs Group this year in loans syndicated in the world's biggest economy. 

The American consumer is "in good shape" and spending more this month than a year earlier, even amid inflation, jittery markets and international tensions, according to Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan.

With many consumers using online banking and mobile apps and consenting to data sharing without truly understanding what this means, the discussions around open finance are becoming more intense.

Eyeing the 50 million artists, musicians and video game designers who develop online content for a living, Visa is partnering with several digital platforms to get payments, tips and donations in the hands of the creative community faster.

Postal banking in the U.S. hasn't gotten off the ground, partly because of strong resistance from American banks. But a successful trial offering of affordable consumer loans by Toronto-Dominion and Canada Post, and their plans to take them nationwide, are a reminder that the idea persists.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, said he and Maxine Waters, who chairs the panel, agree stablecoins should be backed one-to-one.

The Rhode Island bank has launched a program that allows companies to use interest earned on their deposits to purchase credits. It's a way for companies to address climate change without reducing their own hard-to-abate emissions.

The U.S. Treasury Department faces a second lawsuit over its August decision to sanction Tornado Cash, a crypto-mixing service that obscures sources of coin transactions.