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Don't believe doom and gloom on Fannie, Freddie

11/19/19

There's been chatter that investors are shying away from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities because Congress may not enact housing finance reform. Be skeptical of those claims.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Portfolios of First Mortgages

10/07/19

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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PayPal quits Libra project; HSBC to cut 10,000 employees

10/07/19

The decision is a blow to Facebook's digital currency plans; the reduction is the bank’s “most ambitious attempt to rein in costs in years."

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Deutsche joins JPM-led payments network; fired Wells employees’ woes

09/16/19

The move adds heft to the blockchain-based Interbank Information Network; many of those terminated in the phony accounts scandal say they’ve been blacklisted.

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Forced arbitration, JPM's contrarian move, M&A as recruiting tool: Top stories of the week

08/30/19

The case of a pastor wrongly-accused by Wells Fargo has mandatory arbitration back in the spotlight; JPMorgan started buying securities long before talk about rate cuts; more banks are turning to M&A to acquire talent; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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JPMorgan's contrarian move: Stockpiling securities

08/25/19

The bank started buying more Treasurys and mortgage-backeds over a year ago, long before talk about rate cuts. What did it know that its rivals didn't?

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FDIC eases requirements on deposit tracking

07/16/19

The agency's board voted 3-1 on Tuesday to give large banks additional time to comply with new rules that force them to keep better track of insured deposits.

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