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As the only Fed governor in DC on 9/11, he led the central bank's response
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (623+ words) Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1997 to 2006. From October 1999 through the end of his term, he was vice chair of the Federal Reserve. When terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin…...
Trump renews his calls to cap credit card fees
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (233+ words) President Donald Trump at the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas revived his push to cap credit card swipe fees in a nearly two-hour address that also promised Americans a $5,000 payday if the GOP stayed in power. Wednesday's comments mark…...
Alabama bank rejects activists' 'unreasonable' demands
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (712+ words) After months of pressure from a pair of activist investors, a community bank in Alabama has begun to push back. One day after shareholders Jason Blumberg and Aaron Sallen publicly demanded to be put on the company's board of directors,…...
Inflation expectations high but steady in key Fed survey
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (831+ words) NEW YORK — Consumers expect inflation to remain above the Federal Reserve's 2% target this year and for the next several years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest survey of consumer expectations. The monthly survey, which is often…...
For-profit settlement is the wrong answer for troubled borrowers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (351+ words) The for-profit settlement industry claims it is well regulated under the Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule, which bars advance fees and permits payment only after results. But like so many of their claims, this is only partially accurate. The…...
Fed to address conflicts of interest for reserve bank officials
1+ week, 3+ day ago (735+ words) The Federal Reserve system will reform its processes for identifying and hiring key officials at its 12 reserve banks. An investigation by the central bank's inspector general identified several issues in the way reserve banks hire presidents and directors. These include…...
Fed's Barr noncommittal on September rate hike
1+ week, 4+ day ago (870+ words) Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr is ready to act "decisively to raise rates" — but only if August inflation data comes in hot. In a Tuesday morning speech, Barr said he is open to either hiking interest rates at this month's…...
U.S. Bank's business banking expansion targets the Sun Belt
1+ week, 5+ day ago (720+ words) Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp is expanding its business-banking operations to two Southeast states outside of its 26-state branch footprint, as it seeks to build a national presence for the unit. The bank's recent hires in Florida and Georgia — as well as Arizona,…...
Indebted Americans need help, not restrictions on settlement services
2+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently reported that credit card balances climbed to $1.26 trillion, back near last year's record. Roughly 60% of the 175 million American adults holding credit cards carry a balance. The Fed's researchers also report that many…...
Why Municipal Credit Union is developing its own chatbot
2+ week, 4+ day ago (711+ words) Consumers are increasingly turning to large language models outside of traditional financial services to shop for products and services related to their finances. But one credit union is refusing to cede ground. New York City-based Municipal Credit Union is developing…...