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Payment firms that also lend money said the Iran war, Canada trade war and other tariffs were already pressuring small businesses. Here's what some lenders are trying to do about it.
September 24
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Scott Powell, who was hired by CEO Charlie Scharf to help fix the bank's regulatory problems, is moving into the chief risk officer role.
September 24
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Federal banking agencies spent the year putting agentic AI outside their guidance. The attorneys general want Congress to move the opposite way.
September 24
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In conversations about small-business banking, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity recommended Mercury far more often than licensed financial institutions.
September 24
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Recent tax law changes are prompting businesses to rethink entity structures. Here's what financial advisors need to know when guiding clients or making decisions about their own RIAs.
September 24
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The days of a few firms hiring a summer intern with vague plans for them to perform menial tasks around the office may be finally coming to an end. Here's how experts say RIAs can create successful internship programs.
September 24
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The Federal Reserve Thursday issued an enforcement action barring Renee Nicole Brown from the banking industry after she pleaded guilty to embezzling roughly $246,000 from teller cash dispensers over the course of a year.
September 24
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Freddie's 30-year hit 7.03%, first above 7% since Jan. 2025, as 10-year yield tops 5.1%. ARM share jumped to 9.8%; lenders should pitch ARMs to keep payment-sensitive buyers.
September 24
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Mekaela Davis is chief partner officer at
Trintech and a former managing director and alliance director at Grant Thornton.September 24
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Senate Democrats, led by Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., reintroduced a bill meant to solidify the debt liability between private equity firms and their portfolio companies, among other changes.
September 24
