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Setting an artificial deadline for approving bank mergers will result in hasty, ill-considered decisions. The potential damage to consumers and communities far outweighs the possible benefits.
May 19
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The tentative settlement represents a step toward resolving an issue that hung over Capital One's acquisition of Discover. That blockbuster deal closed on Sunday.
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The spending and tax package, which includes bank-friendly provisions, tax perks and GOP priorities, cleared a procedural hurdle after fiscal conservatives withdrew their objections over the weekend.
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The online-only bank and its payments partner are making fresh progress in the often stodgy and slow-moving (but steady) area of automated clearinghouse
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Troy Rohrbaugh, co-CEO at JPMorgan's commercial and investment bank, says volatility set off by President Donald Trump's policy announcements continues to chill deals.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said the central bank is in the "early stages" of enabling banks to pledge assets to both the Federal Home Loan bank and discount window liquidity facilities.
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U.S. banks are sorted into different regulatory regimes based on asset-size thresholds established in another era. Those classifications need to be recalibrated and indexed to inflation.
May 19
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"I worry a lot about the inflation side, and mainly because we're seeing expectations move in a troublesome way," Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said.
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Breaking into a new industry can be daunting, especially in a field as complex as banking. Here's how experts recommend getting started.
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