financial crisis

Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks
Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks
June 18, 2018  |  Regulation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a forum for the world’s central banks, wants specific regulations that were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis to...

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IMF: Debt Levels At Historic High, Govts Should Look To Trim
IMF: Debt Levels At Historic High, Govts Should Look To Trim
April 19, 2018  |  Debt

Debt, as measured globally, is at the highest levels ever seen, at an aggregate of $164 trillion. Is it time to sound the alarms? The...

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Barclays Completes ‘Ring-Fencing’ Overhaul In Post-Crisis Reforms
Barclays Completes ‘Ring-Fencing’ Overhaul In Post-Crisis Reforms
April 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. banking group Barclays announced the completion of its “ring-fencing” project, an overhaul of the financial institution’s structuring to prevent some of the scenarios that...

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Rollback Of Dodd-Frank Act Passes In Senate
Rollback Of Dodd-Frank Act Passes In Senate
March 15, 2018  |  Regulation

On Wednesday (March 14), the Senate passed legislation that would loosen the regulations placed on financial companies after the Great Recession, with the bill gaining...

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SBA Turns Attention To Credit Unions To Revive Small Biz Lending
SBA Turns Attention To Credit Unions To Revive Small Biz Lending
January 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The financial services market has progressed by leaps and bounds in terms of innovation, from the rise of alternative finance to the development of technologies...

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Global IPOs Reach Record High In 2017
Global IPOs Reach Record High In 2017
December 28, 2017  |  International

Global initial public offerings (IPOs) over the past year saw the highest number of listings since the financial crisis, driven by strong activity in the...

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Slowing Growth Marks August Jobs Data
Slowing Growth Marks August Jobs Data
September 04, 2017  |  Economy

The pace of job growth in the United States slowed a bit in August, decelerating from a prior two months’ worth of heady gains. But...

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Millennials And Minorities Most Hurt By Housing Crash
Millennials And Minorities Most Hurt By Housing Crash
August 29, 2017  |  Real Estate

Younger and minority populations have been disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic repercussions of the real estate crash and the tighter regulations in the mortgage industry....

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Push Back On Regulatory Rollback?
Push Back On Regulatory Rollback?
August 21, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The regulatory rollback may be rolled back. It has been a key aim of the Republican Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration over the past...

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