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  • The seal of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is displayed outside the organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The OCC this week fined Citibank $25 million for failing to offer some existing customers lower interest rates on mortgages or closing cost discounts that they were entitled to under a program for borrowers with a relationship with the bank. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Biden plans to nominate a major critic of cryptocurrencies as a top Wall Street regulator

    By Saleha Mohsin, Jesse Hamilton, and others
  • BRAZIL – 2021/08/06: In this photo illustration the Coinbase logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    Coinbase scraps plans to launch crypto lending program after SEC pressure

    By Ben Bain and Bloomberg
  • The headquarters of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, DC, January 28, 2021. – An epic battle is unfolding on Wall Street, with a cast of characters clashing over the fate of GameStop, a struggling chain of video game retail stores. Late January 27, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it was monitoring the activity. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    The SEC says all Chinese firms trading in the U.S.—not just those seeking an IPO—must better disclose risks

    By Ben Bain, Robert Schmidt, and others
  • UKRAINE – 2021/02/05: In this photo illustration a Robinhood logo of a U.S. financial service company is seen on a mobile phone screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    Robinhood will pay $70 million penalty for lapses, misleading customers

    By Annie Massa, Ben Bain, and others
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Passes 30,000 For The First TimeInternational

    Bill that could delist Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges is one step closer to becoming law

    By Daniel Flatley, Ben Bain, and others
  • Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana introduced the Senate bill.Finance

    Senate overwhelmingly approves bill to delist certain Chinese companies. Here’s who it could affect

    By Bloomberg, Daniel Flatley, and others
  • Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. The meeting explores the latest issues facing the financial services industry and global economy today. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    JPMorgan CEO Dimon May Notch a Big Win Over ‘Lazy’ Investors and the Proxy Firms That Advise Them

    By Ben Bain and Bloomberg
  • President Trump Holds News Conference In Rose Garden On Census And CitzenshipTech

    ‘Little Standing or Dependability:’ Trump Lashes Out at Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency

    By John Harney, Ben Bain, and others
  • Elon Musk

    Elon Musk Has an SEC-Mandated Twitter Sitter to Control His Communications. It’s Not Going Well

    By Dana Hull, Ben Bain, and others