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In a future world where AI agents transacting in stablecoins are a major factor in the U.S. economy, the Fed's traditional metrics for identifying an economic downturn will leave policymakers dangerously behind the curve.
February 10
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A housing bill that already passed the Senate cleared the House Monday evening, but included bipartisan community banking provisions that have already raised objections in the upper chamber.
February 9
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Sally Breyley Parker is co-founder of TimeZero Enterprises, which helps organizations flourish as living systems by creating conditions for collective wisdom and adaptive capacity to emerge.
February 9
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Fifteen banks have failed since October 2020, with the most recent one occurring on Aug. 21, 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
