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Banking, Credit Cards, Home Loans & Auto Loans. Personal. Small Business. Wealth Management is just some of the main things a Bank will offer in terms of services.

Financial Wellness Tools Get Second Look as Consumers Drain Their Savings
Financial Wellness Tools Get Second Look as Consumers Drain Their Savings
March 21, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Budget-focused FinTechs and innovative financial institutions (FIs) may have a golden opportunity to meet consumer need. The Federal Reserve released its latest monthly snapshot of...

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US Weighs Expanding FDIC Protections if Banking Crisis Persists
US Weighs Expanding FDIC Protections if Banking Crisis Persists
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

Federal officials are reportedly examining ways to expand deposit protections to halt a possible financial meltdown. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Mar. 20), staff members...

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Silicon Valley, Signature Bank Collapses Signal ‘Butterfly Effect’ on Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Silicon Valley, Signature Bank Collapses Signal ‘Butterfly Effect’ on Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

The old adage is that a butterfly flaps its wings, and eventually, there’s a hurricane, far away. We may see the Butterfly Effect, as it’s...

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SVB Parent Wants Access to Bank’s Records
SVB Parent Wants Access to Bank’s Records
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank says it’s been locked out of the lender’s books. SVB Financial, which declared bankruptcy soon after its bank...

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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: A Banking Drama in Three Acts
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: A Banking Drama in Three Acts
March 20, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Amias Gerety, partner at FinTech VC firm QED Investors, watched the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank just like the rest of us. His assessment of...

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Bank Stocks Dive but CE 100 Index Ekes Out 0.8% Gain
Bank Stocks Dive but CE 100 Index Ekes Out 0.8% Gain
March 20, 2023  |  Connected Economy

No surprise – this past week was all about the banking sector. Investors fled banks, worried about how bad the contagion would get in the...

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The Week That Americans Watched a Bank Run in Real Time
The Week That Americans Watched a Bank Run in Real Time
March 18, 2023  |  Banking

Back in 1960s through the 1980s, there was a TV show titled “That Was the Week that Was.” The program was, largely, political satire. But...

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HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Welcomes Banks’ Support of First Republic
HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Welcomes Banks’ Support of First Republic
March 17, 2023  |  Banking

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry is among those welcoming banks’ support of First Republic Bank. The congressman said in a Thursday (March 16)...

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SVB Financial Group Files for Bankruptcy to ‘Preserve Value’
SVB Financial Group Files for Bankruptcy to ‘Preserve Value’
March 17, 2023  |  Banking

SVB Financial Group — the former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank — has filed for bankruptcy. The Chapter 11 filing does not include SVB...

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