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The data aggregator intends to continue sharing data with Envestnet and U.S. banks after the acquisition.
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Experts told lawmakers that quantum computers will soon render today's encryption obsolete — and foreign adversaries know it.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr — who until February served as the agency's top regulator — said community development functions have benefits for the Fed's monetary policy, supervision and research goals.
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Heath Tarbert is president of Circle, the issuer of the dollar-denominated stablecoin USDC. He served as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 2019-2021.
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Carvana and Plaid, with the help of Cross River Bank, have launched Request for Payment, which combines billing with The Clearing House's RTP Network. The option has been slow to gain traction, but the companies are betting large-ticket purchases, such as for an automobile, will be popular.
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Lenders have been working to shrink their rent-regulated real estate loan portfolios since a watershed state law passed in 2019, but those plans may be accelerated.
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Consumer spending and exports fell slightly in the latest estimate, leading to a downward revision. Imports, which dragged down overall output during the first three months of the year, also came in smaller.
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Supposedly written to expand consumers' "freedom," the rule implementing open banking laws is actually central planning in disguise. It can't be allowed to supplant better, market-driven solutions.
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Lenders have been an underdog in the broader market's rally. Now, with stress-test results and the easing of bank capital rules on the horizon, there's a chance for bank stocks to break out.
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Banking has long been overseen by independent agencies, though that independence has been waning for years. With the Supreme Court poised to weigh in, experts are questioning where — and whether — to redraw the line between politics and policy.
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