by Ken Chase | Dec 14, 2023 | Banks, News
A new report from CNBC highlights ongoing concerns about mortgage pricing discrimination throughout the banking industry. The reported discrimination was unveiled by a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) probe into the industry. Notably, the review suggested...
by Ken Chase | Dec 7, 2023 | Market, News
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell seems to have dismissed any consideration of interest rate cuts any time soon. Powell made the remarks during a speech to an audience in Atlanta late last week. According to the Fed Chair, the Federal Open Market Committee...
by Ken Chase | Dec 2, 2023 | Financial, News
Though some experts have downplayed continued inflation, a new survey suggests that consumers may have other expectations. The most recent University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers found that respondents expect accelerating inflation in the future. Why would...
by Ken Chase | Dec 2, 2023 | Banks, News
A special committee is being tasked with addressing recent FDIC toxic workplace allegations. That’s according to an announcement from the regulatory body. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg has promised to make the agency’s alleged toxic...
by Ken Chase | Nov 25, 2023 | Banks, News
A group of Wells Fargo workers has filed a petition seeking a bank unionization vote. The petition, filed by employees at the bank’s Bethel AK and Albuquerque NM branches, notified the National Labor Relations Board of the groups plan to hold an election to unionize...
by Ken Chase | Nov 25, 2023 | Banks, News
A Deutsche Bank senior ESG executive is arguing that ESG funds should not exclude oil shares and other traditional energy. On Tuesday, the bank’s Private Bank chief investment officer, Markus Müller, said that those share options are vital for investors. Why ESG funds...
