The credit risk associated with large, syndicated bank loans remains moderate, according to the recently released 2024 Shared National Credit (SNC) report. The 2024 SNC portfolio included 6,699 bo...
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The most critical threats to retail investors in 2025 include digital assets, social media apps and emotional plea marketing tactics, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) s...
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Commercial banks and savings institutions generated $66.8 billion in net income in the fourth quarter, up 2.3 percent from the previous quarter. For the full year, the banking industry reported ne...
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The majority of Americans, 76 percent, are cutting back on spending, according to financial services company Wells Fargo’s money study. The percentage is higher among younger survey participants. A ...
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The sum total of all net foreign acquisitions of all long-term securities, short-term securities and banking flows for December 2024 was a net $87.1 billion, a report released by the U.S. Department o...
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Last year was a record year for trading volume for corporate bonds, municipal bonds and agencies trading on ICE Bonds, according to the Intercontinental Exchange. Specifically, trading on ICE Bonds...
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New research has found that 90 percent of U.S. companies experienced some form of cyber fraud last year. In a new report titled Fraud in the Cyber Era: 2025 Fraud Trends and Insights from global f...
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The average purchasing power of middle-income families increased to 100.9 percent in December, a 1.1 percent increase compared to 2023 and 0.2 percent higher than November, according to Primerica Hous...
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New research from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) has found that Americans highly value their 401ks and other similar retirement accounts. In the report “American Views on Defined Contrib...
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During the fourth quarter of 2024, the national Citizens Business Conditions Index rose to 51, meaning business conditions improved modestly. “Business conditions continued to improve in the four...
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