High CPI reading boxes in Fed, raises uncertainty for future rates
Inflation continued to rise in May, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to keep its policy rate unchanged at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. But the range of future monetary policy outcomes is wide, with all eyes on how newly installed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh navigates his new role.
Banks balk at NCUA proposal to expand membership criteria
The National Credit Union Administration proposed amending its common-bond provisions to allow the agency to approve some associations whose membership relies on the purchase of a product or service, a move banks say undermines the rationale for tax-exempt credit unions.
‘For Heaven’s sake, stop it’: DIDMCA opt outs harm interstate commerce
In passing the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act, Congress intended to create national rules that would guide lending across state borders. States can’t simply opt out of them.
Grasshopper launches AI-based treasury investment service
The digital bank released a treasury management system for its business users powered by a robo-adviser.
Bitcoin is a weather vane for the risk trade
The original cryptocurrency lies at the bleeding edge of the risk curve, and its cross currents say something about how feisty the market is feeling.
Will banks get in on the prediction market gold rush?
The burgeoning predictions market is gaining users and volume rapidly and is being largely embraced by the Trump administration. But banks are torn between the promise of new revenue streams and the iffy legal foundations of the new market.
Climate First secures $67 million in latest funding round
The bank’s first institutional fundraising round brought its total funding to $222 million.
Pagaya accuses Klarna of stealing subprime lending model
The AI-powered fintech accused the neobank and buy now, pay later lender of misappropriating its trade secrets and breaching its license and loan sale agreements.
FDIC’s Hill proposes fundamental resolution-planning reform
Chair Travis Hill wants to shift resolution planning away from lengthy bank-generated narratives and toward rapid access to critical operational data during failures.
Huntington reports strong returns from its Texas strategy
Senior executives at the Ohio regional bank say cost savings and revenue synergies from a pair of recent Texas deals could top $500 million.