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Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

Source: federalreserve.gov

Consumer Borrowing Rises Less Than Expected in June
Consumer Borrowing Rises Less Than Expected in June
August 07, 2024  |  Loans

Consumers’ total outstanding credit increased by $8.9 billion in June, with a rise in non-revolving credit partially offset by a decline in revolving credit. Non-revolving credit...

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Regulators’ Joint Statement Details Concerns on Bank/FinTech Tie-Ups
Regulators’ Joint Statement Details Concerns on Bank/FinTech Tie-Ups
August 07, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The joint statement and requests for information issued by several agencies late last month on “potential risks” inherent in bank/FinTech relationships spotlight regulators’ concerns on...

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Fed Data Shows 9.1% of Credit Card Balances Hit Delinquency Status This Year
Fed Data Shows 9.1% of Credit Card Balances Hit Delinquency Status This Year
August 06, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Delinquency rates are unchanged, at least in the second quarter. But debt is still rising, indicating the pressures of recent and continued spending on credit...

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Standards May Pose a Challenge as Regulators Seek Data Interoperability
Standards May Pose a Challenge as Regulators Seek Data Interoperability
August 06, 2024  |  Regulation

Thousands of data fields, thousands of financial firms, nine regulatory agencies … the push toward a common thread of communications across financial services would be,...

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Cryptocurrency Prices Plunge as Investors Sell Off Risky Assets
Cryptocurrency Prices Plunge as Investors Sell Off Risky Assets
August 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant downturn Sunday and Monday (Aug. 4-5), resulting in a loss of approximately $367 billion in value over a 24-hour...

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US Bank Stocks Dip After Country’s Unemployment Rate Jumps
US Bank Stocks Dip After Country’s Unemployment Rate Jumps
August 05, 2024  |  Economy

Several U.S. bank stocks reportedly slipped Monday (Aug. 5) as investors left the sector amid rising fears of a potential recession. Among the losses were...

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Employment Trends Index Points to Gloomier Times Ahead for Already-Stretched Households
Employment Trends Index Points to Gloomier Times Ahead for Already-Stretched Households
August 05, 2024  |  Economy

On a day when a stock market rout promised to become a full-fledged bloodbath, and as recession fears mounted, the latest spate of economic data...

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Why New Use Cases Like Pay by Bank Will Fast-Track FedNow
Why New Use Cases Like Pay by Bank Will Fast-Track FedNow
August 01, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Since the FedNow® Service went live last July, more than 900 have banks have signed up, per the Federal Reserve. Is that a good number?...

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Report: Citi Allegedly Broke Fed’s Intercompany Transaction Limits
Report: Citi Allegedly Broke Fed’s Intercompany Transaction Limits
July 31, 2024  |  Banking

Citigroup reportedly made repeated breaches of a Federal Reserve rule limiting intercompany transactions. Those breaches led to errors in the banking giant’s internal liquidity reporting, Reuters reported Wednesday...

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