Insurance deal too rich for Trustmark to pass up, CEO says
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by John Reosti
6h ago
The Jackson, Mississippi, company will use proceeds from the sale of its Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance unit to restructure its investment portfolio, moving $1.6 billion of low-yield securities off the balance sheet ..read more
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Synchrony hikes interest rates on credit cards to offset late-fee rule
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by Polo Rocha
6h ago
The store-branded card issuer is raising annual percentage rates and adding fees for paper statements to compensate for lost revenue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new regulation is scheduled to take effect on May 14 ..read more
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Why are Republicans trying to nullify bank rules? Blame the coming election.
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by Claire Williams
7h ago
Congressional Review Act resolutions are ramping up ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Experts say that, although none are likely to become law, the resolutions are still powerful messaging and political tools ..read more
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Stripe unbundles payment processing from its other offerings
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8h ago
The payment processing firm said that companies will no longer be locked in to processing payments with Stripe in order to access its other products ..read more
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GOP lawmakers demand SBA revoke Funding Circle's 7(a) license
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by John Reosti
10h ago
Republicans on the House and Senate Small Business committees are accusing the SBA of being irresponsible in granting Funding Circle permission to participate in its flagship loan-guarantee program ..read more
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Visa card spending remains strong, despite a slowdown in Asia
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by Kate Fitzgerald
11h ago
Strong consumer spending and cross-border activity drove an 8% increase in Visa's total payments volume during the first quarter of the year, although Asia's economic recovery is taking longer than expected ..read more
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Mastercard using open banking to spot fraud, EU warms to Apple Pay policy
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by Kate Fitzgerald, Bloomberg News
14h ago
Mastercard launches service to fight instant-payment fraud, EU may green-light Apple's NFC-access plan, and more ..read more
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Politicians should stop playing culture war politics with public funds
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by Sam Raus
14h ago
An anti-ESG crusade in Texas exposes the degree to which conservative hype over companies' ESG policies has lost touch with the reality of the market, to the detriment of taxpayers ..read more
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'Through the looking glass': Jamie Dimon sounds off on regulatory burden
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by Catherine Leffert
21h ago
The JPMorgan Chase CEO took aim Tuesday at the proposed Basel III endgame rules, hindrances to mergers and bureaucratic burdens. "I would love to have a more productive relationship with regulators, but I think it takes conversation," Dimon said ..read more
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If Supreme Court sides with CFPB, 'flurry' of litigation moves forward
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by Kate Berry
1d ago
Many legal experts think the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a case challenging its funding. Such a ruling would unleash a flurry of litigation that has been on hold pending the outcome of the constitutional challenge ..read more
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