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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We Specific Concerns .

Banking 139

Banking Financial Systems Concentration Currencies 139

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Twelve years after the housing and mortgage markets’ collapse threw the United States into financial distress not seen since the Great Depression, market watchers are again on the lookout for a possible new banking crisis spawned by upheaval in the U.S. commercial real estate sector. No Quick Fix. The Government’s Response.

Banking 91

Banking Concentration Financial Systems Retail 91

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JULY 26, 2017

Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has again released its report on top risks facing banks, with its Spring 2017 analysis warning FIs that threats are coming from all angles. The federal banking system is, and should be, a source of strength for the nation and its economy.

Banking 46

Banking Compliance Currencies Concentration 46

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Ten years after Visa and Mastercard launched, they had each licensed their tech to thousands of banks that had cards in the hands of millions of consumers, who were using them to buy things at millions of merchants. But as the salvation of our global financial system, not even close. It isn’t because it won’t.

Currencies 85

Currencies Concentration Financial Systems Leverage 85