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Regulatory hurdles made starting a new bank harder after 2008, but research suggests the decades-long decline in de novos goes back further and that even a sharp deregulatory push won't lead to a rebound to precrisis levels of de novo applications.
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A pair of proposals issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Thursday would create new merger processing timelines and extend national-bank preemption to certain out-of-state, state chartered bank activities.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said Rule 14a-8 exceeds its statutory authority and intrudes on matters of state law. Shareholder advocacy groups, however, argue that repealing the rule could reduce transparency.
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Brian Johnson's nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advanced to the full Senate Thursday morning in a party-line vote.
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TAMPA, Fla, September 17th, 2026, FinanceWire
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Lenders fronting the money for massive arrays of AI-friendly semiconductors have no visibility into their actual output. That could change with better reporting standards modeled after the energy industry.
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Visa and Mastercard have released products designed to manage AI agent risk, and are also working with Ant International on a shared know-your-agent protocol.
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Osaic expected advisor departures during its massive consolidation of nine separate broker-dealers within its corporate structure. But CEO Jamie Price says the effort positioned the firm well for a future liquidity event. Here's how the independent broker-dealer is rebuilding.
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Foreclosure rates were highest in the region, and nationwide, completed repossessions also saw a significant jump, according to Attom.
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