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Money Market Funds See Biggest Quarterly Inflows Since Q1 2020
Money Market Funds See Biggest Quarterly Inflows Since Q1 2020
March 31, 2023  |  Banking

Investors are rapidly shifting their assets into money market funds. They moved $508 billion into these cash funds during the first quarter of 2023, the...

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Bank of America Reshuffles Lending Unit Employees
Bank of America Reshuffles Lending Unit Employees
March 24, 2023  |  Banking

Bank of America has reportedly shifted some employees from its wealth management and lending unit. Fewer than 200 employees were moved out of the unit,...

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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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