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More millennials could become homeowners if banks educate them about private student loan refinancing options and programs that can help them obtain affordable mortgages.

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Paying with Apple: He may not be egotistical like Steve Jobs was, but Tim Cook at least took a stab at making a huge boastful statement. "We've created an entirely new payment process" Cook, Apple's CEO, said at the launch of the iPhone 6 on Tuesday. This statement was made notwithstanding the fact that many of the iPhone's new payments features have already been introduced by others. The new iPhone will be...

The best way to prevent the repo market from freezing up in a future crisis is to require broker-dealers to use Treasury securities as collateral.

Dodd-Frank has failed to solve the too big to fail problem, according to consultant J.V. Rizzi Â-- and some of the best solutions, like breaking up the banks, are also the most unlikely.

Wall Street Journal

The Fed's giant stash of assets is the equivalent of a semipermanent sovereign wealth fund, argues David Malpass, a deputy assistant Treasury secretary in the Reagan administration, in a Journal op-ed. It's one of the "world's largest and most leveraged bond portfolios, taking massive interest-rate risks." Malpass says the Fed should be coerced into establishing a "clear portfolio wind-down process" to allow it to concentrate on monetary and regulatory policy. Financial Times ...