
Trump, GOP eye new limits on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Aides on Trump’s transition team have started considering candidates to lead the CFPB who are expected to ease its oversight of banks, lenders and tech giants.
Aides on Trump’s transition team have started considering candidates to lead the CFPB who are expected to ease its oversight of banks, lenders and tech giants.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he supports additional interest rate cuts—although he also said it’s difficult to determine the ideal rate.
The U.S. economy is strong and should continue to grow next year, Fifth Third Bank Chief Investment Strategist Tom Jalics said at IBJ’s 2025 Economic Forecast breakfast Thursday.
After Powell’s cautious remarks Thursday, traders estimated the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December at just below 59%, down from 83% a day earlier.
Analysts credit much of the recent gains to an anticipated “crypto-friendly” nature of the incoming Trump administration, which could translate into more regulatory clarity but also leeway.
Legal problems are piling up against a now-defunct Georgia financial firm called Drive Planning LLC and its Indianapolis-based managing partner, Gerardo Linarducci.
The rate cut signals that Fed officials are paying more attention to warnings in the economy, including the slowing job market.
For the first time since 2008, the Small Business Administration distributed more than 100,000 financings to small businesses, up 22% from fiscal 2023 and 50% over 2020.
Bitcoin jumped nearly 8% in early trading, climbing above $75,000 and smashing its previous record, set in March. Other cryptocurrencies also soared.
The Fed’s move to start cutting rates has not sent mortgage costs down. Instead, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has ticked up for the last five weeks.
Katz Sapper & Miller, the largest accounting firm in Indianapolis, has significantly increased its presence in New York City through the acquisition.
Cash offers are not a new phenomenon, but they’re in widespread use locally now, with at least 10 banks and credit unions offering such incentives.
While the index of home purchases rose for the first time in four weeks, rising mortgage rates and still-elevated asking prices are limiting optimism that the housing market can stage a speedy recovery.
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay refunds and penalties for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers.
A dramatic shift in cash offers—one-time cash incentives banks offer to new customers—is an example of how keen banks are to land the mass affluent
SBC, founded in 1983, is now part of New York City-based Cerity Partners, which has dozens of offices around the U.S. and about $104 billion in assets under management.
CID Capital recently closed on its fourth investment fund, which brought in $250 million—significantly more than the $200 million the firm had been targeting.
The Justice Department said the bank allowed at least three different money laundering networks to move a total of $670 million through TD Bank accounts over a period of several years.
Monthly checks for some 72.5 million Americans receiving retirement or disability benefits will see a smaller adjustment than what they received this year after a further slowdown in inflation.
About 70.6 million Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost of living increase for 2025 than in recent years, as inflation has moderated.