Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fist-bumps former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin after a House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's Pandemic Response" in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2020.Greg Nash | ReutersThe $1 billion-plus injection that...

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CFPB rule caps credit card late fees at $8

Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress," in Dirksen Building on Thursday, November 30, 2023.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a...

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Capital One Discover acquisition has $1.4 billion breakup fee for another buyer

Capital One headquarters in McLean, Virginia on February 20, 2024. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesCapital One's blockbuster takeover proposal for Discover Financial includes a $1.38 billion breakup fee if Discover decides to go with another buyer, but no such fee if U.S. regulators kill the deal, people with...

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