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The 11 Federal Home Loan banks play an essential role in the housing market and in local economies. Cutting their community ties would damage their ability to fulfill that mission.
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A robust consumer protection regime ensures that consumers will rely on the stability and reliability of traditional banks by pushing capital away from volatile and speculative markets.
April 23
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As the user experience becomes fundamentally more digital, the separation of banking and commerce washes out. It all starts to look like data processing.
April 22
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An administration willing to rethink longstanding regulatory norms could implement targeted reforms that unlock the potential for increased investment, innovation and job creation across the country.
April 21
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Whether intentionally or not, regulatory incentives and punishments drive banks out of a lending market, to the detriment of the banking industry, consumers, American business and, in the long run, regulators themselves.
April 17
Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union announced plans to buy Lewis & Clark Bank in Oregon City; Citizens Financial Group tapped veteran McKinsey banker Azra Pravdic to join its executive committee; the Federal Reserve Board approved United Community Banks' merger with ANB; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The top five banks and thrifts have combined deposits of more than $7.5 trillion in Q4 of 2024.
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