Trump administration

Goldman to share code with developers; Mastercard’s digital ID blueprint

04/03/19

Firm “hopes to crowdsource new uses for” its pricing and analysis system; the system could be put on a device and used anywhere to cut down on fraud.

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Dem senators press Trump administration to fill regulatory posts

04/02/19

Four lawmakers are calling on the White House to act quickly to appoint members to Democratic slots on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s board and on the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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McMahon to step down as SBA chief to work on Trump campaign

03/29/19

Linda McMahon is planning to step down from leading the Small Business Administration to help raise money for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Would Stephen Moore change the Fed, or vice versa?

03/28/19

The addition of the conservative pundit could signal the Trump administration's intent to have a more direct hand in central bank policies, yet Moore could experience his own transformation as a Fed governor.

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Trump directs Treasury, HUD to develop GSE reform plan

03/27/19

As lawmakers discuss reform legislation, the president’s memo calls on agencies to draft both administrative and legislative reform options and deliver their reports “as soon as practicable.”

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How banks are thwarting rogue traders; CFTC relaxes bank hedging rules

03/26/19

Artificial intelligence lets banks predict employee misconduct; banks will get more flexibility on how they count rate swaps.

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Swift pushback on Stephen Moore, Trump's latest pick for the Fed

03/25/19

Stephen Moore drew swift and unusually pointed criticism after President Trump picked him to be a governor of the Federal Reserve, with at least one prominent Republican economist calling on the Senate to block the appointment.

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Trump considering Stephen Moore for Fed board: Sources

03/22/19

Moore is a founder of the conservative Club for Growth and served on the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.

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N.Y. AG subpoenas Deutsche Bank, Investors Bank in Trump investigation

03/12/19

The New York attorney general’s office issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank AG and Investors Bank for records relating to the financing of Trump Organization projects and an unsuccessful effort to buy the Buffalo Bills football team, The New York Times reported.

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Takeaways from Trump budget: CFPB reform, FHA fees and student loans

03/11/19

The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.

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