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An overhaul of the bank regulatory system is past due, but the urge to start tearing up the rule book must be resisted in favor of precision and the thoughtful application of some basic principles.
February 17
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Small lenders produced net interest margin expansion in the fourth quarter, thanks in large part to interest rate cuts in the second half of 2024. Festering inflation, however, threatens to lead to rate increases that could stall their momentum.
February 17
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The Trump administration has installed Jeffrey Clark at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Clark, a former environmental lawyer in the Justice Department in the first Trump administration, was indicted as part of the president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
February 17
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Mike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.
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U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from firing more CPFB employees and said the White House could not delete or destroy any of the bureau's data or databases.
February 14
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Sean Desmond, the new CEO of nCino, hinted at some of the products under development in an interview with American Banker.
February 14
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said reserve banks will no longer factor "reputational risk" into master account decisions. The crypto industry is encouraged by the commitment, but says more changes are needed.
February 14
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Provident Bank announces its new chief lending officer; the SEC's acting chairman asks a federal court to delay scheduling cases involving a rule on climate-related disclosure; the merger deadline for Capital One Financial's proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services is extended; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
February 14
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The probes come at the request of Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., respectively the ranking members of the Senate Banking and Senate Finance committees.
February 14
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Evan Metter is a principal in the KPMG Human Capital Advisory practice. Over the last 20 years he has operated as a human capital practitioner and then a consultant to some of the most complex organizations through multiple cycles of change and disruption. From designing programs and organization structures through reimaging the employee experience, Evan is an energetic leader bringing ideas together to advance the vitality and impact of human capital in the workplace.
February 14
