Two recently released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reports examine financial opportunities and challenges facing Southern communities regarding banking access and consumer finance. C...
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The latest American Bankers Association (ABA) Credit Conditions Index maintains bank economists expect credit conditions to soften the remainder of the year through economic headwinds faced by consume...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report this week that reviewed and assessed the policies of major U.S. trading partners. Among the major findings, the semiannual Report to Congress o...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a new issue spotlight regarding financial institutions adoption and use of chatbots. “To reduce costs, many financial institutions are...
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2023, highlighting key issues facing the federal banking system. Overall, the OCC reported t...
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Data, technology and market infrastructure provider Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) has launched its newest carbon futures market based on Washington state’s Cap-and-Invest program. The Was...
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A group of leading House Republicans are asking Biden administration officials for details on its plan for educating small businesses about their reporting responsibilities pertaining to the Financial...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an analysis last week on the safety of storing funds on digital payment apps. The analysis revealed that funds stored on these apps, such a...
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) indicated reports from 4,672 commercial banks and savings institutions it insures showed aggregate net income of $79.8 billion in first quarter 2023. ...
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI) maintains domestic house prices increased 4.3 percent between the first quarters of 2022 and 2023. “U.S. house prices generally i...
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