2020-02-13
Student Loan Forgiveness Gone?
Riffing off yet another Zach Friedman Forbes story:
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2020-02-12
Ken Montgomery, who is heading up the Federal Reserve's faster payments network, says the agency is taking an incremental approach to launching the service.
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2020-02-12
To address immediate market demand but allow time for the project to be done right, the official leading implementation of FedNow says the central bank envisions an initial release in 2023 or 2024 followed by subsequent updates.
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2020-02-12
Ag lenders say the Trump administration’s waivers for oil refineries threaten another source of revenue for corn growers and ethanol makers.
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2020-02-12
A study by the House Financial Services Committee on the industry’s efforts to hire and promote more women and minorities has sparked a dispute over whether banks should have to be more transparent about those efforts.
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2020-02-12
Wells is thought to be the first big U.S. bank to allow harassment victims to go to court instead of arbitration. An investment firm that advocates for progressive causes claimed credit for the policy change.
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2020-02-12
Activist investors say the lender's words on combating climate change have not matched its actions. But the company argues that requests to put climate resolutions to a shareholder vote amounts to micromanagement.
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2020-02-12
On February 12, 2020, RentPath Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Pittsburgh Holdings, Inc.
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2020-02-12
On February 12, 2020, RentPath Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Pittsburgh Holdings, Inc.
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2020-02-12
The fintech, which translates foreign credit reports to help immigrants get loans, says it has raised millions from venture capital firms and celebrities like Alex Rodriguez and U2's The Edge because its product addresses important economic and so
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2020-02-12
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told senators that the central bank is willing to explore a credit-sensitive interest benchmark in addition to the secured overnight financing rate, which some banks say could cause problems during economic s
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2020-02-12
Refinance application activity last week was the highest in nearly seven years, with more than triple the volume from one year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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2020-02-12
A New Jersey jury has put banks and other businesses on notice about their liability for incidents involving clients who mistreat employees in the workplace.
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2020-02-12
The Best Way to Use a Credit Card? Treat It Like Cash from New York Times February 12, 2020
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2020-02-12
Capital Corps, founded by former Banc of California CEO Steven Sugarman, wants the minority-run Broadway sold to a buyer that serves low- and moderate-income borrowers.
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2020-02-12
Proposed reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act focus on everything but bank products that promote higher education. It’s time to change that.
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2020-02-12
Bank will have more business lines, all reporting to the CEO; a research paper says the accounting rule could result in eased capital rules.
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2020-02-11
Regulators are alarmed about banks' rising exposure to high-risk corporate credits and want more data on how they would perform in a recession.
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