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Fifteen banks have failed since February 2020, with the most recent one occurring on May 1, 2026.
February 9
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The Government Accountability Office was tasked with investigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's stop-work order, but CFPB officials refused to meet with or provide information to Congress' investigative arm.
February 9
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said comments from banks and fintech firms reveal sharply different priorities in the creation of the central bank's proposed "skinny" master accounts.
February 9
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The letter claims the flood insurance premium pricing change has made the product unaffordable, resulting in a large drop off in the number of policies.
February 9
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Check fraud has risen 385% since the pandemic, with criminals using stolen mail and digital tools to deceive major financial institutions.
February 9
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The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management said Monday that it doesn't plan to pursue proxy battles this spring at either Key or Eastern. It had been agitating publicly over the banks' M&A strategies.
February 9
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Derek Horstmeyer is a professor of finance at George Mason University's Costello College of Business. He is the co-founder and director of the Student Managed Investment Fund, and the founder and director of The Future of Finance Lab.
February 9
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Jack Dorsey's payments company also laid off employees early in 2025 and 2024 following a self-imposed employee cap of 12,000 in November 2023.
February 9
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James Woodfall, founder of
Raise Your EI , is a former financial planner who now advises financial services and firms on how they can leverage emotional intelligence (EI) to improve individual and organizational performance. He is the co-author, with Cliff Lansley, of "The Heart of Finance ," which teaches finance professionals to develop the emotional intelligence needed to build effective and profitable client relationships.February 9
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