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Pinnacle Financial affiliate tries its hand at asset securitization

07/15/20

Bankers Healthcare Group, which is minority owned by the Tennessee company, is moving beyond its primary strategy of selling health care originations to community banks and will start marketing pools of loans to investors.

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Capital relief is good for big banks and the economy

07/15/20

Some criticized the Fed’s decision to temporarily lift capital restrictions for megabanks, but the move will help ease the crisis.

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Shadow bank weaknesses forced Fed's market rescue, Quarles says

07/15/20

A top Federal Reserve official is issuing a warning about fast-growing and largely unregulated shadow lenders: They were a big factor in why central banks had to save markets earlier this year, and much more needs to be done to assess the risks posed by the sector.

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Goldman's 2Q profit surges on record trading revenue

07/15/20

Goldman Sachs Group made the most of a historic market rebound in the second quarter as the Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts handed a bonanza to Wall Street trading desks.

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Credit union joins list of lenders selling PPP originations

07/15/20

Greater Nevada Credit Union, like a number of community banks, agreed to sell its Paycheck Protection Program loans to avoid navigating the complicated forgiveness process.

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Big banks prepare for worsening economy; Fed officials offer different outlooks

07/15/20

JPM Chase, Citi and Wells put aside an additional $28 billion in Q2 for future loan losses; Fed governor Brainard warns of future risks, but St. Louis Fed chief says the worst may be over.

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FHFA's challenge: Convincing Supreme Court it's not CFPB

07/14/20

A recent ruling declaring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure unconstitutional signaled that a similar outcome awaits the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But the FHFA will argue in a new case that it does not deserve the same fate.

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Consumer advocate Robert Gnaizda dies at 83

07/14/20

He co-founded California Rural Legal Assistance, Public Advocates and the Greenlining Institute

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FSOC to look more closely at secondary mortgage market

07/14/20

The council created by the Dodd-Frank Act to identify systemic risks launched a review of the market as part of an activities-based approach that shifts focus away from targeting individual firms.

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A grim outlook for Wells Fargo’s commercial loan book

07/14/20

The energy sector, retail and hospitality are among the industries that are faring poorly during the pandemic. The bank expects loan losses to remain elevated well into 2021.

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