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Investors and Bankers Holding Back Amid Volatility and High Rates

Investors and Bankers Holding Back Amid Volatility and High Rates
Investors and Bankers Holding Back Amid Volatility and High Rates
March 24, 2023  |  Banking

Investment-grade bonds, junk bonds and small business loans alike have seen little activity this month. In the wake of the March 10 collapse of Silicon...

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Blend’s 40% Decline Leads FinTech Index Lower in Volatile Week
Blend’s 40% Decline Leads FinTech Index Lower in Volatile Week
March 23, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

Bank runs were only part of the story this week. And as the FinTech IPO Stock Index sank for another week, down 2.5%, the positive...

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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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Interest Rates Have Most Consumers Changing Credit Card Habits
Interest Rates Have Most Consumers Changing Credit Card Habits
March 14, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Rising interest rates are making consumer credit card debt an increasingly expensive burden to carry. With the macroclimate already eating away at their purchasing power...

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Silicon Valley Bank Crisis Threatens FinTech Funding
Silicon Valley Bank Crisis Threatens FinTech Funding
March 10, 2023  |  Banking

In Silicon Valley, and specifically for smaller tech firms, the tremors threaten to become a quake. Just a day after Silvergate Capital said it would...

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Banks’ Market Values Plunge Thursday as Depositors Flee for Higher Rates
Banks’ Market Values Plunge Thursday as Depositors Flee for Higher Rates
March 09, 2023  |  Banking

Investors’ concerns about banks’ unrealized losses on securities caused financial stocks to plunge Thursday. Compared to the previous day, JPMorgan’s market value dropped by $22...

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Business-Focused Hotels Reportedly Have Difficulty Accessing Credit
Business-Focused Hotels Reportedly Have Difficulty Accessing Credit
March 06, 2023  |  Loans

Business-focused hotels that survived the pandemic shutdowns are now facing other challenges. Difficulty accessing credit is among the problems they are coping with today, The...

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Banks Hike Rates as Deposits See Historic Drop
Banks Hike Rates as Deposits See Historic Drop
March 06, 2023  |  Banking

Banks are raising their deposit rates to woo back consumers from higher-yield alternatives. A move to things like Treasury bills and money market funds has...

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