Financial regulations

Do big credit unions act too much like banks?

09/18/19

From expanding their membership to buying naming rights for major stadiums, big credit unions are taking unfair advantage of their tax exemption, bankers and industry observers argue.

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Do big credit unions act too much like banks?

09/18/19

From expanding their membership to buying naming rights for major stadiums, big credit unions are taking unfair advantage of their tax exemption, bankers and industry observers argue.

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Calif. Senate approves interest rate cap for installment loans

09/13/19

The vote Friday was a victory for consumer advocacy groups that have been pushing for years to rein in lenders that charge triple-digit rates.

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Libor is ending. We aren't ready

09/11/19

The most widely-referenced interest rate benchmark will cease to function after 2021, and the financial system is still coming to grips with that complicated reality.

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Dimon: Treasury’s GSE plan ‘going in the right direction’

09/10/19

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said at an investor conference that the Trump administration's plan for Fannie and Freddie would provide more opportunities for financial institutions. He also called for an end to the U.S.-China trade war and weighed in on the prospect of interest rates falling to zero.

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Who’s afraid of the 'narrow bank'?

09/04/19

A new kind of institution wants to make the interest rate the Federal Reserve pays to its member institutions more widely available, but that could have big implications for monetary policy.

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Who’s afraid of the 'narrow bank'?

09/04/19

A new kind of institution wants to make the interest rate the Federal Reserve pays to its member institutions more widely available, but that could have big implications for monetary policy.

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Payday loans for employees; Deutsche Bank CEO pledges big stock buy

09/03/19

A growing number of companies, led by Walmart, are offering payroll advance loans to their workers; Christian Sewing said he will invest 15% of his net earnings in the German bank’s struggling shares.

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House Democrats ask CFPB to abandon payday rule overhaul

08/23/19

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and over a hundred other lawmakers want the agency to go forward with a mandatory underwriting requirement for payday loans.

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How CFPB, FCC rules are reshaping debt collection

08/20/19

Regulatory efforts to protect consumers from harassment and robocalling are forcing big changes. Attorney Quyen Truong at Stroock & Stroock explains.

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