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Debt Ceiling Showdown Could Affect Small Business Borrowing
Debt Ceiling Showdown Could Affect Small Business Borrowing
May 12, 2023  |  SMBs

Far from being just another noisy headline, the current Capitol slugfest could soon affect Main Street if left unresolved.  For many U.S. consumers, raising the...

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Ongoing Banking Turmoil Revives Business Model Debate
Ongoing Banking Turmoil Revives Business Model Debate
May 09, 2023  |  Banking

It has been an eventful few weeks since March’s mini banking crisis. Just last Monday (May 1) JPMorgan bought the subsequently failed First Republic Bank — a previously...

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Buffet: FDIC Avoided Catastrophe by Covering All SVB Customers
Buffet: FDIC Avoided Catastrophe by Covering All SVB Customers
May 07, 2023  |  Banking

“A run on every bank in the country.” That’s the scenario federal regulators helped prevent by covering depositors when Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed in March, Berkshire Hathaway CEO...

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SEC Reportedly Investigating Alleged Insider Trading at First Republic Bank
SEC Reportedly Investigating Alleged Insider Trading at First Republic Bank
May 05, 2023  |  Banking

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating whether there was insider trading at First Republic Bank. The investigation focuses on trades that now-former executives made before...

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PacWest Bancorp Reportedly Considering Options as Stock Price Plummets
PacWest Bancorp Reportedly Considering Options as Stock Price Plummets
May 03, 2023  |  Banking

PacWest Bancorp has reportedly been considering a sale, a breakup or a capital raise. The regional bank has been considering these options, but hasn’t made...

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Wells Fargo CEO Says Deposit Insurance Shouldn’t Go Too Far
Wells Fargo CEO Says Deposit Insurance Shouldn’t Go Too Far
May 02, 2023  |  Banking

Raising the level of deposit insurance for banks should not go too far. So said Wells Fargo CEO and President Charlie Scharf on Tuesday (May...

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Investors Remain Wary of Regional Banks After First Republic Sale
Investors Remain Wary of Regional Banks After First Republic Sale
May 02, 2023  |  Banking

Investors remain concerned about the future of regional banks. After regulators seized the struggling First Republic Bank and auctioned it off Sunday (April 30) and...

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As JPMorgan Scoops Up First Republic, Are Banks Facing Their ‘Minsky Moment’?
As JPMorgan Scoops Up First Republic, Are Banks Facing Their ‘Minsky Moment’?
May 02, 2023  |  Banking

Way back in 1986, the pop band The Bangles had their pulse on what was to come in the banking sector 37 years later.   It...

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Q2 Holdings Discloses That First Republic Was a Customer
Q2 Holdings Discloses That First Republic Was a Customer
May 01, 2023  |  Banking

Q2 Holdings has disclosed that First Republic Bank was one of its customers. First Republic Bank — which was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance...

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