Trump backs down from idea of banks collecting citizenship information

Yahoo Entertainment

Major bank drops bombshell on Fed interest-rate bets

Mary Helen Gillespie, TheStreet

After an especially bruising week of hot back-to-back inflation headlines, increasing uncertainties about the end of the Iran war’s energy shocks, and a...

Powell ends term as Fed chair: Takeaways from his tenure

Max Zahn, Abcnews.com

Powell faced a pandemic, an acute bout of inflation and a criminal probe.

Jerome Powell: Steering the US Fed through COVID-19 and political pressures

Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English

Trump’s aggressive push for interest rate cuts shaped Powell’s Fed legacy during his tumultuous leadership.

Kevin Warsh confirmed as new US Federal Reserve chair amid controversy

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Senate confirms Trump pick Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair amid growing concerns over independence.

Senate Republicans block Democrats’ effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

KEN SWEET, Yahoo Entertainment

Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by a group of Democrats to roll back several policy changes made under President Donald Trump to the nation’s consumer ...

Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows

Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk

New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.

5 charts show what the economy looked like under Powell's Federal Reserve

Allie Kelly,Madison Hoff, Business Insider

The April Fed meeting is set to be Jerome Powell's last as chair. Business Insider looked at his record since 2018.

From Trump beef to 'transitory' inflation, here's what will define Jerome Powell's Fed legacy

wedwards@businessinsider.com (William Edwards), Business Insider

Time is almost up on Jerome Powell's eight-year stint as Federal Reserve chairman. Here's what market pros say his legacy will be.

Banks were promised deregulation. Now they could have to spend billions to log citizenship data.

Alice Tecotzky,Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider

The Trump administration's plan to require banks to collect citizenship data could be bad for business and deter some people from banking in the US.

Trump escalates threats to fire US Federal Reserve Chair Powell

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

In a Fox Business interview, Trump says he will fire Powell if he does not vacate his board seat when his term ends.

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Kevin Warsh's financial disclosures show at least $130 million in holdings.

Lawyers search for Epstein survivors for Bank of America $72.5m settlement

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Bank of America has become the third major bank to settle with victims over allegations of facilitating Epstein crimes.

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) Says Q1 Net Interest Income Is Tracking at Least 7% Higher Year Over Year

Jeff Lewis, Yahoo Entertainment

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is one of the 12 Most Undervalued Financial Stocks to Buy Now. On March 10, 2026, Bank of America Corporation...

Palmer Luckey's Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration, launching with $635M in capital (Wall Street Journal)

Techmeme.com

Wall Street Journal: Palmer Luckey's Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration, launching with $635M in capital  —  Erebor founder Palmer Luckey was one of the tech industry's early Trump s…

The Struggle for the Fed

Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books

The Fed is under attack. Can it be both protected and held accountable?

ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans

Biplob Kumar Das, The Intercept

Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand. The post ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans appeared first on The Intercept.

A top economist says Kevin Warsh is a 'reasonable' choice for Fed chair, but his legacy hinges on one key issue

Roya Shahidi, Business Insider

A top economist says Kevin Warsh is a solid choice for Fed chair — but his legacy will depend on keeping politics out of interest rate decisions.

Trump: 'I'll Be Suing JPMorgan Chase' Over Post-January 6 'Debanking'

Bibhu Pattnaik, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump says he plans to sue JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) for the abrupt closure of his accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol...

How business leaders are responding to Trump's plan to cap credit card interest rates, from JPMorgan to SoFi

Katherine Li, Business Insider

While major banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citi, warned that a 10% credit card cap would reduce access to credit, some CEOs applaud the plan.

Read Jerome Powell's letter to senators following his testimony about renovations to the Fed building

Allie Kelly,Katherine Li, Business Insider

The Fed Chair sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee in July that extensively responded to their inquiries on the Fed building renovation.

JPMorgan's CFO warns cutting credit card interest could make the business not worth being in

Reed Alexander,Alice Tecotzky, Business Insider

America's biggest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday.

The world's central bankers are rallying around Fed chair Jerome Powell in his fight with Trump

Will Martin, Business Insider

A joint letter from the heads of 10 central banks called Powell a "respected colleague held in the highest regard by all who have worked with him."

A Trump Loyalist on the Verge of Immense Economic Power

Rogé Karma, The Atlantic

Kevin Hassett might do Trump’s bidding at the Federal Reserve, marking a new stage in the president’s control over the American economy.