OCC finalizes Fair Lending Rule, forcing banks to lend to politically unfavorable companies
In his last days in office, acting comptroller Brain Brooks finalized the Fair Lending Rule. The new OCC rule will forbid banks...
Fed’s Rosengren Shows Support for Biden’s Stimulus Proposal
Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Jan. 15 that President Joe Biden's proposed stimulus plan is much needed for an...
Walmart plans to launch its own fintech
Walmart, the American retail giant is planning on launching a fintech platform to penetrate the growing digital financial landscape space. The retailer...
JP Morgan and Citibank post positive Q4 results after a tumultuous year
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Biden Picks Rohit Chopra as Head of Consumer Protection Agency
President-elect Joe Biden picked Rohit Chopra to serve as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), two sources told...
Housing Prices Rise in the Middle of U.S.
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Consolidation Looms Over Europe’s Digital Banks After a Tumultuous 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the prominence of digital banks and online banking has increased substantially over the past year.
OCC: National Banks Can Accept, Process Stablecoin Payments
The OCC has allowed national banks to participate in independent node verification networks and use stablecoins for payments. In an interpretive letter...
SoFi Merges with Social Capital Hedosophia to Form a One-Stop-Financial-Shop
SoFi, the online lender, has merged with SPAC Social Capital Hedosophia to pave the path for the fintech to go public. The...
U.S. Construction Spending Increases by 0.9% in November
U.S. spending on construction projects increased by 0.9% to $1.459 trillion in November, the highest level since the government started tracking the...
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OCC finalizes Fair Lending Rule, forcing banks to lend to politically unfavorable companies
In his last days in office, acting comptroller Brain Brooks finalized the Fair Lending Rule. The new OCC rule will forbid banks...
Fed’s Rosengren Shows Support for Biden’s Stimulus Proposal
Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Jan. 15 that President Joe Biden's proposed stimulus plan is much needed for an...
New SPAC ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp. to Help Combat Climate Change
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Challenges in Life Sciences: What 2020 Meant for This Industry
When we compare life sciences and healthcare to other industries, the strategy in the former is much more fragmented. The pricing practices are also relatively unbalanced while the product cycle is quite long as well.
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The Federal Reserve extended the deadlines for four lending facilities that were set to expire at the end of the year. The...
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Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight complete majority stake in Univision, the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the United States. Searchlight and ForgeLight acquired...
Main Street Lending Program Increases Access to Credit for Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations can now access new loans up to $35 million and expanded loans up to $300 million through the Main Street...
T-Mobile Suffers Widespread Service Outages Two Months After Finalizing Merger with Sprint
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Triton Acquires HiQ and Majority of its Shares
Triton acquires HiQ through Trisall AB. Consequently, Triton is now the owner of 91 percent percent of the shares in HiQ.
