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Bank Holding Companies with the Largest Small-Business Loan Balances

12/24/18

On Sept. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands, except for average loan amount.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Most Deposits

12/24/18

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Most Assets

12/24/18

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Is Trump a systemic risk?

12/24/18

There is no banking crisis, but the president’s actions are threatening to create one.

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Can blockchain jolt energy payments? What about real estate?

12/24/18

Signature Bank on Jan. 1 will open its Signet Platform to support real-time settlement for commercial payments. The bank is collaborating with truDigital Holdings, a New York-based blockchain infrastructure, exchange and settlement technology company.

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Top bank M&A deals of 2018

12/23/18

A big splash by Fifth Third, a bid by WSFS to reinvent itself and some bold long-distance expansions highlighted a year where deal activity held steady but premiums rose.

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Mnuchin called CEOs of largest banks to talk market stability

12/23/18

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called top executives from the six largest U.S. banks over the weekend, he said Sunday on Twitter, a move that followed heavy losses in the stock market last week and a partial federal government shutdown.

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Cheat sheet: Can Trump actually fire Fed's Powell?

12/22/18

Media reports say President Trump is polling advisers on whether he can fire the head of the central bank. He probably can't, but that may not stop him from trying.

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Trump discusses firing Fed's Powell after latest rate hike, sources say

12/22/18

President Donald Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as his frustration with the central bank chief intensified following this week’s interest-rate hike and months of stock-market losses.

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CFPB details what mortgage data will be public in 2019

12/21/18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance late Friday that will shield some new mortgage data from the public that lenders are required to report.

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