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Is the Trump administration serious about restoring Glass-Steagall?

04/06/17

Observers are divided over whether National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn's support for a modernized Glass-Steagall Act is purely opportunistic or sincere.

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Fed’s Kashkari: Dimon ‘demonstrably’ wrong on TBTF, bank capital

04/06/17

In a blog post published Thursday, Neel Kashkari criticized key parts of Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to JPMorgan Chase shareholders.

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Lacker revelations may incite new restrictions on Fed

04/06/17

Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker’s revelation that he was behind a 2012 leak may embolden the central bank’s critics in Congress.

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Awash in liquidity, banks seek tech solution

04/06/17

Five banks and tech firms R3 and HQLAX are using distributed ledger technology to make it easier to transfer liquid securities and collateral.

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Speakers

04/06/17

Lacker's exit from Fed leaves mystery over 2016 reappointment

04/06/17

Fifteen months before he resigned under a cloud, Jeffrey Lacker, then president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, found himself in an odd position.

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Square’s loans go mostly to women; women senior bank leaders still scarce

04/06/17

Though statistically women have trouble getting small business loans, Square's granting more than half its loans to women; latest numbers show only one in four bank senior execs are female.

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A blockchain for cash flow management

04/06/17

Genpact's new platform promises to reduce the number of past-due invoices to less than 3% in most companies.

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Senators push bill targeting predatory lending on solar energy investments

04/06/17

The bill from three GOP senators would require Truth in Lending Act disclosures for so-called Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, which are currently exempt from the law.

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Sweeping reg relief? Bankers aren't counting on it

04/06/17

A recent survey found that a vast majority of bankers expect lawmakers to make only moderate changes to existing industry regulation.

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