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A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to change reporting requirements for public companies has drawn mixed reactions, with some groups warning that reduced transparency could harm markets.
July 22
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The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on whether to confirm Brian Johnson, a former Capital One executive and deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Trump's first term to lead the agency permanently.
July 22
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Felipe Wagner is the Americas Senior Intelligence Analyst at Healix's Vancouver office, where he plays a key role in delivering high-quality intelligence reports that provide timely and actionable insights. With an academic background in International Relations and a
specialisation in investigations utilising Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques, Felipe works closely with operations teams to enhance situational awareness and support crisis management capabilities.July 22
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Following a recent approval by the European Central Bank, Banco Santander's pending acquisition of Webster Financial is expected to close before the end of 2026, executives said. There's been concern that the deal could get tangled up in tensions between the U.S. and Spain.
July 22
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The planned acquisition of Finward Bancorp would bolster the Ohio bank's growing Chicago-area franchise, creating a platform big enough to support an organic buildout.
July 22
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A surge in bank charter approvals for fintechs and crypto firms creates new risks for sponsor banks.
July 22
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Draft cryptocurrency market structure legislation published Wednesday includes an ethics agreement that falls short of what Senate Democrats want and stablecoin yield language that banks have already disavowed.
July 22
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A study of consumer-banking queries fielded by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews found the nation's largest bank has nearly a third of the models' mindshare.
July 22
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Keren Bar-Hava, Ph.D, CPA, is head of the Department of Accounting at the
Hebrew University Business School and currently serves as a member of the Israel Accounting Standard Board. Her research focuses on market efficiency, corporate governance, fair value versus cost and adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards.July 22
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The package of banking measures will need 60 votes — including a number of Democrats — to pass the Senate on a tight time frame ahead of November's elections. But the bipartisan House vote signals that future work on the issues is possible.
July 22
