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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, agreed to temporarily halt enforcement and litigation over its medical debt rule, handing the banking industry an immediate reprieve.
February 7
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By repealing the Biden administration's artificial intelligence safety guidelines, President Trump has created a chance for the banking industry to demonstrate that it can be a leader in protecting consumers.
February 7
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Employers added fewer workers than anticipated last month, but upward revisions to previous estimates drove down the jobless rate. The report gives no clear directive to the Federal Reserve, which put rate cuts on hold last month.
February 7
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Payment records are off-limits to all Elon Musk-affiliated "special government employees" except for Tom Krause and Marko Elez, and they are restricted to read-only access.
February 7
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More state legislatures are exploring how to regulate earned wage access products, and interest rate caps are central to that discussion. New York state's pending legislation is taking a novel approach.
February 7
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Until last month, Altadena was a flourishing melting pot. Now, with thousands of houses burned and no functioning banks, residents wonder if it will ever be the same.
February 7
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Gregg Golson CPCU, ACS, AIC, AIM, AINS, AIS, API, CSM is a speaker, consultant, and strategy coach. He has 25+ years in claims leadership, marketing, and strategic planning in the insurance industry. At J.S. Held, he helped create over 1,700 sessions for 135,000+ attendees while leading verbal thought leadership. Gregg has handled over 12,000 claims, been on 39 tours of catastrophe duty, and handled over 275 large losses in 13 states. He is a frequent speaker at national events on soft skills, resilience, and adaptability. He is currently the Lead Strategist at UP2Now LLC.
February 6
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President Donald Trump huddled with Republican lawmakers on Thursday and discussed ending some of the biggest tax provisions that impact Wall Street.
February 6
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The Federal Reserve is no longer exploring the idea of creating a new liability for interbank settlements. Instead, it is looking for ways to improve existing systems.
February 6
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Nic Johnson is the founder of
ListWise .Previously he spent 17 years at PIMCO, where he managed over $30 billion in commodity and real estate portfolios. He is the coauthor of "
Intelligent Commodity Indexing ," published by McGraw-Hill. Prior to entering financial services, he was a research fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he researched new methods for autonomous navigation for future Mars missions.February 6
