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Apple Card: 7 key takeaways

03/25/19

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

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Manafort prosecutors ask whether 'opaque' firm's loan is 'sham'

03/25/19

Prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller raised the prospect that a $1 million loan to Paul Manafort in 2017 from an "opaque" Nevada company might have been a "sham transaction" in which no repayment was ever expected.

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De novos breed small businesses, Florida Bankers chief says

03/25/19

Alex Sanchez acknowledges that the U.S. has a lot of banks and many failed in the crisis, but he says a healthy economy needs a fresh supply of community lenders to nurture entrepreneurs.

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Community Banks with the Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans

03/25/19

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Community Banks with the Largest Farm Loan Portfolios

03/25/19

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Swift pushback on Stephen Moore, Trump's latest pick for the Fed

03/25/19

Stephen Moore drew swift and unusually pointed criticism after President Trump picked him to be a governor of the Federal Reserve, with at least one prominent Republican economist calling on the Senate to block the appointment.

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JPMorgan said to push 300 to leave U.K. for no-deal Brexit

03/25/19

JPMorgan Chase is pushing about 300 London-based investment banking staff to sign fresh contracts confirming they'll leave the U.K. in the event of a no-deal Brexit, people familiar with the matter said.

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Goldman Sachs says U.K. women earn half as much per hour as men

03/25/19

Goldman Sachs pays women in the U.K. an average of 50.6 percent less than male colleagues per hour, although this is an improvement on the 56 percent gap the Wall Street firm reported a year ago.

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Setting the record straight on CRA reform

03/25/19

Robust public discussion from a diverse array of stakeholders has informed regulators working to reform the Community Reinvestment Act, but it has also included some misleading claims, writes a top OCC official.

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FHA to tighten mortgage standards; The man who can make or break a credit card

03/25/19

Agency concerned about the number of "risky" mortgages being approved; Brian Kelly, who runs The Points Guy website, can determine if a card succeeds or fails.

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