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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that Stephen Lybarger will assume the role of Senior Deputy Comptroller for Chartering and Will Giles will be Principal Deputy Chief Counsel amid a surge in fintech and crypto trust charter applications.
September 9
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Sissi Li is the Senior Data and Analytics Manager of the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center. Ms. Li works closely with the national mortgage database to translate housing data into unique insights. Her work focuses on mortgage volume and home price trends, as well as mortgage risks.
September 9
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Researchers warn the Android banking trojan can steal money, drain crypto wallets and enable NFC relay fraud.
September 9
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Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee voted to table a motion by Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio., to compel the Treasury Department to provide unredacted financial records related to the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, effectively quashing the subpoena.
September 9
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CEO Curtis Farmer tried to assure skeptics Tuesday that the Dallas-based bank is focused on shareholder value and profitability, even as an activist investor group prepares to launch a board fight.
September 9
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Zelle secured a deal with Alacriti to help Alacriti's bank clients adopt person-to-person payments; Paze teamed up with Canadian payment processor Nuvei to expand merchant use of the wallet.
September 9
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Matthew R. Lee is the executive director of Inner City Press/Fair Finance Watch.
September 9
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Congress can and should enact meaningful deposit insurance reform, but the current proposal before lawmakers is misguided. The deposit cap is excessive and the funding mechanism creates systemic risk.
September 9
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Holly Sraeel is SVP of strategy and content for American Banker Live Media. In her role, she leads content development and execution for American Banker's editorial rankings, including The Most Powerful Women in Banking™, The Most Innovative People in Finance and Innovation of the Year.
She also leads the development of agenda-setting programming for American Banker's live media portfolio, including American Banker ON-CHAIN, Payments Forum, Digital Banking, The Most Powerful Women in Banking Conference, and Small Business Banking, as well as LEADERS and virtual summits.
Follow her on X at @hollybizonthego.
September 9
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Laurence Whittam is the founder of
Impact Global Solutions , an independent outsourcing consultancy serving CPA firms across the United States. A nationally recognized strategist, speaker, and author, he has been named named a Top 20 Under 40 Influencer by CPA Practice Advisor, and is the co-author of the AICPA Outsourcing Toolkit. He is also the host of the Business Beyond Borders Podcast.September 8
