Experts say Supreme Court could combine independence cases

Legal experts say the outcome of Slaughter v. Trump, which considers Trump’s termination of a Federal Trade Commission member, could have profound implications for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s litigation, which in turn could determine the future autonomy of the central bank.

New York’s top financial regulator steps down

Adrienne Harris, head of the New York Department of Financial Services, will step down after four years in the job. She will be replaced by Kaitlin Asrow as Acting Superintendent beginning on October 18.

Florida bank to quit SBA, sell portfolio to in-state rival

BayFirst Financial in St. Petersburg shuttered a national small-dollar 7(a) loan program in August. Now the $2.4 billion institution, which has been one of the nation’s most active SBA lenders over the past decade, is making a clean break from the business.