Public finance

Public banking gets green light in California

10/03/19

A new law authorizes municipalities in the nation’s largest state to charter their own financial institutions to reinvest public funds into the community.

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Flint out at HSBC; Bair: Keep Congress out of CECL

08/05/19

The CEO's tenure lasted just 18 months; the former FDIC chair says having Congress more involved in setting accounting standards "could well backfire on the banks."

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Sterling in N.Y. bucks trend with expanded muni reach

07/20/18

The company has created a municipal group that will focus on nonpublic financing services at a time when loans to bond issuers are declining.

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