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Two years on from a report recommending the creation of a resolution fund to guard against disorderly bankruptcies, concentration among nonbank mortgage companies has only increased.…

Key insight: Prosecutors say a bank employee used knowledge of customers from a previous job to facilitate the fraudulent loans.Forward look: A trial is currently scheduled…

So-called “Drainer-as-a-Service” platforms that allow low-skilled attackers to execute sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud schemes present a challenge to banks as crypto goes more mainstream, writes Karthik Narayanan,…

Key insights: Trump has proposed a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. What’s at stake: The move follows other attempts to regulate credit card fees. Forward look:…

Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood has trimmed her most bullish forecast for bitcoin, acknowledging that the rapid rise of stablecoins is taking on a role she once…

Key insights: The government shutdown could harm payment flows for thousands of businesses. What’s at stake: A lingering dispute could spread uncertainty into broad sectors of the…

Commuters cross the street near the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC.Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesGovernment…

Analysts and consultants have been making dire predictions that stablecoins will threaten traditional banks’ deposits. The Treasury Department has estimated that stablecoins in circulation will reach…

Noelle Acheson points out that central bank digital currencies are neither the threat nor the solution many seem to think. What matters is how the technology…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeEurope’s new anti-money laundering watchdog has warned that crypto assets are its biggest challenge to stop dirty money infiltrating the region’s…