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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday morning that consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, with annual inflation stuck at 2.7%, lending credence to the Federal Reserve's cautious stance toward interest rates heading into 2026.
January 13
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The largest bank in the country bulked up its reserves by $2.2 billion for potential credit hits from the Apple card portfolio, which JPMorgan is taking over from Goldman Sachs.
January 13
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Financial markets took a tumble Monday morning after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that he was the subject of a Justice Department inquiry concerning the central bank's headquarters renovation. Lawmakers and former Fed officials decried the move as political intimidation.
January 13
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Jeff Corbin is a Principal in
Staffbase 's Strategic Communications Practice Group. For the better part of his 25+ year career, he was CEO of KCSA Strategic Communications, a New York City based consulting firm. He is better known for being one of the U.S. pioneers in the use of mobile technology for internal communications - he was the founder and CEO of APPrise Mobile and theEMPLOYEEapp which was sold to a private equity firm.January 12
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Coastal Financial in Washington State has acquired GreenFi, one of its fintech partners. The move is designed to buy time in order to figure out the best long-term strategy for the struggling neobank.
January 12
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Continuing to retreat from Biden-era rules, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice withdrew a 2023 advisory opinion that had cautioned about denying credit to immigrants.
January 12
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The U.K. payments processor announced its acquisition of an alternative merchant acquirer license from the state of Georgia as part of its U.S. expansion.
January 12
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The 6-2 vote represents a win for the megabank, which has been fighting a nationwide push to organize its workers. Some 28 branches have voted in favor of unionization, while three have rejected unionization.
January 12
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Despite attracting $2 billion in deposits, the cloud-native unit proved too expensive to maintain, prompting a strategic retreat by parent company SMBC.
January 12
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