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In its semiannual supervision and regulation report, the central bank cited strong balance sheets and liquidity but found risks for smaller banks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed more actions against redlining and discriminatory practices in 2021 and is skeptical that that predictive analytics will reduce bias.

The Federal Open Market Committee started its hiking cycle in March and everyone expects another increase when it meets May 3-4. Speculation is the FOMC will lift rates a half-point at that meeting. Steve Skancke, chief economic adviser at Keel Point and former White House and Treasury Department staff member, will discuss the FOMC decision and the panel’s next steps in fighting inflation.

While some American lenders have started to exit the region, the overall impact on their operations has been moderate, the central bank said in its semiannual Supervision and Regulation Report.

He faces critics from both the left and the right, which is why he’s the right person for the job.

Angela Garcia, who was accused of embezzling $69,000 from the Georgia bank, has been banned from the banking industry.

The chances of an economic slowdown are rising as the Federal Reserve is poised to take further steps to tame inflation, say the heads of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley.

Former Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Randal Quarles delivered his strongest rebuke yet to the idea that the U.S. needs a central bank digital currency to avoid falling behind other countries, calling the argument one "you expect from a 17-year-old, but not from a central bank."

The number of suspicious activity reports involving cryptocurrency topped 90,000 in 2021, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The reason for the uptick may be that crypto is becoming more mainstream.

The Fed waited too long to address inflation. Now we can expect higher borrowing costs as well as inflation.