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DOJ probes Equifax; China bitcoin ban broadens

09/19/17

Investigation will include possible insider trading by company executives; “broad clampdown” on buying and selling digital currency.

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Equifax hack claims two executives; Cagney out at SoFi

09/18/17

The chief information officer and top security officer are retiring in the wake of the massive data hack; Mike Cagney is leaving the student loan lender.

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FTC starts Equifax probe; CFPB blesses alternative credit data

09/15/17

Agency confirms it’s investigating the credit bureau; regulator gives green light to Upstart Network to use cellphone payments, etc., to underwrite loans.

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Lawsuits against Equifax pile up; bitcoin price dives

09/14/17

More than 100 suits have been filed since the company revealed the massive data breach last week; price of digital currency is down 25% since hitting a record high a week ago.

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Dimon calls bitcoin a 'fraud.' So, is it time to buy?

09/13/17

The cryptocurrency has been declared dead more times than Rasputin, yet it keeps going higher.

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Banks consider spurning Equifax; Jamie hates bitcoin

09/13/17

Lenders aren’t happy with the way the credit bureau has responded to the data breach; JPM chief calls digital currency “a fraud.”

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Dimon slams bitcoin: ‘It’s a fraud’

09/12/17

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon predicted Tuesday that the market for bitcoin is on the verge of crashing, saying it was even worse than the infamous Dutch Tulip bubble.

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Equifax hack sparks probes; mobile apps keep Houston banking

09/11/17

The FBI and at least two states are looking into the data breach; Harvey shut lots of banks, but mobile banking apps keep customers operating.

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New bill would make small bitcoin purchases tax-exempt

09/07/17

The legislation introduced by Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and David Schweikert, R-Ariz., would allow cryptocurrency users to make transactions of up to $600 without paying taxes.

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Cordray skirts gubernatorial talk; no more SIFIs?

09/05/17

CFPB director gives political speech but avoids saying if he will run for governor in Ohio; Treasury is looking into getting rid of the "too big to fail" label.

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