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SBA’s McMahon: We're well funded, but don't want to tap out

04/07/17

Linda McMahon told lawmakers the 7(a) program shouldn't run out of funds in fiscal 2017. Still, she wants permission to boost the program's funding authority by 15% if an unexpected spike in demand takes place.

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Wells blasts 'extreme' advice from proxy firm to vote down directors

04/07/17

The company took aim at Institutional Advisory Services, which recommended on Friday that shareholders vote against 12 of the company’s 15 board members.

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Powell to head Fed supervisory committee

04/07/17

Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell has been tapped to head the agency’s supervisory committee, the post formerly held by Gov. Daniel Tarullo.

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'Vindictive warlock hunt': Comments of the week

04/07/17

Reader reactions to criticism of Jamie Dimon, the House GOP ganging up on Richard Cordray, a bank's decision to part with Excel to measure credit losses, and more.

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Bank of Montreal CEO Downe to retire as White named successor

04/07/17

Bank of Montreal's Bill Downe, the longest-serving chief executive officer among Canada's largest lenders, will retire Oct. 31 after spending a decade expanding the nation's oldest bank through acquisitions in the U.S. and overseas.

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Will Trump bump benefit 1Q bank earnings? (Spoiler: Don’t bet on it)

04/07/17

Business confidence remains high, but Fed data shows commercial borrowing actually decelerated during the first quarter. Fortunately for banks, rate hikes have fattened margins.

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California Supreme Court limits arbitration waivers

04/07/17

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a provision in an arbitration agreement is invalid if it tries to waive a consumer’s right to stop future violations of laws.

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Negative interest rates aren’t just dangerous. They don’t work

04/07/17

Negative interest rate policies have not been shown to speed up spending or borrowing. In some cases, countries with such policies have seen their savings rates continuing to climb.

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Cohn said to support Glass-Steagall; Lending Club founder returns

04/07/17

White House economic chief makes nice with Elizabeth Warren over resurrecting bank separation law; Renaud Laplanche launches a new company to compete with his old one.

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Lackluster IPO shows subprime lenders still have hurdles to overcome

04/06/17

Elevate Credit in Fort Worth, Texas, debuted Thursday at half the price the company had been targeting. Investors may have been spooked by the possibility of rising losses.

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