Politics
John Kennedy visibly irked as he grills witness over why agency allowed debanking of conservatives(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana demanded an explanation from a high-ranking Federal Reserve official about debanking conservatives during a Thursday hearing. President Donald Trump… Read More
Faith, Missouri
Missouri, multi-state attorney general coalition, calling out Chase for religious discrimination(The Center Square) – A group of attorneys general from across the U.S. is going after one of the country’s largest banks, which it claims treats some Christians unfairly. Read More
Banks
Is JP Morgan’s purchase of failed bank from FDIC a government bailout?(The Center Square) – The FDIC took over the embattled San Francisco bank First Republic and auctioned it off, with JP Morgan taking over as regulators hope to fend off… Read More
National
19 AGs investigating major banks’ membership in UN carbon reduction alliance(The Center Square) – Six major banks will be investigated by 19 state attorneys general for adhering to a United Nations’ organizational goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050. Bank… Read More
State Government
After Treasurer threatens to pull all JPMorgan Chase accounts, company reverses course on Donald Trump Jr. event(The Center Square) – Republican Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick said his threat of stopping all business his office conducts with JPMorgan Chase resulted in the nation’s largest bank changing its application… Read More