A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association has found that commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending increased 40 percent to $706 billion in 2025. The estimate exceeds the $505 ...
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BMO Financial Group, the eighth largest bank by assets in North America, rolled out a simplified Online Banking for Business (OLBB) for smaller businesses. Previously available through a limited r...
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Regions Bank and Dash Solutions announced they will launch Regions ReimbursePro, the bank’s latest Treasury Management innovation to help business clients modernize their payment processes. Reim...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order that will prohibit state employees from using their inside information to make bets on prediction markets. Prediction markets such as Kalshi an...
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U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Sam Liccardo (D-CA) introduced legislation recently that would modernize how payment companies access payment rails. The legislation, the Payments Access and Consum...
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A new report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) outlines how regulated funds approach private credit valuation and the governance frameworks that support it. The paper comes as questions ...
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is questioning whether the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to hide from Congress the agency’s record low enforcement activity. In a let...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for public comments on its comprehensive review of the consolidated audit trail (CAT) and other audit trails and related data sources used in securiti...
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Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) would impose new rules on the proxy advisor duopoly. The lawmakers said their legislation Protecting Americans’ Retire...
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Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs will ensure small busine...
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The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released its annual yearbook looking at the past year and the future of the venture capital industry. According to its NVCA 2026 Yearbook, this year...
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First Citizens Bank has named Chris Stringer to be the area executive for their business and branch banking operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Stringer has nearly three decades of banking...
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Global financial services company BNY launched a new homeowner program for U.S.-based employees to help address affordability issues. The program combines education, access to mortgage benefits an...
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Morristown, N.J.-based Valley National Bank announced that Jonas Ng will take on the position of Head of Small Business Banking. Ng, who previously held positions with Key Bank, will head up the bank...
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PNC Bank debuted its PNC TotalRewards offer this week, providing tiered benefits for its consumers. The new relationship-based loyalty program is designed to give PNC customers more value, transpa...
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Lancaster, Pa.-based Fulton Financial Corporation announced on April 1 it has successfully completed the acquisition of Blue Foundry Bancorp, of Rutherford, N.J. The acquisition positions Fulton to a...
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) said it has launched the Financial Intelligence Fusion Center (FIFC) to share information about cybersecurity and fraud threats to its members. ...
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has introduced legislation that would spur new business innovation by expanding tax incentives. The American Innovation Act would offset startup costs and remove ...
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U.S. Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Todd Young (R-IN) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation that would prohibit federally elected officials and government employees from usin...
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is recommending steps the industry can take to improve insurance affordability and availability for American consumers. The rising cost of livi...
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