Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research has hired Chris Flanagan -co-head of securitized products at JPMorgan Chase - to head its U.S. mortgage and structured finance group. Mr. Flanagan will be responsible for analytics and modeling across all of the company's mortgage and structured finance groups. In addition to serving as co-head of securitized products research at JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Flanagan also was in charge of research on asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities there, duties he has held since 2000.
- AB - Policy & Regulation
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
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Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
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The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
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Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
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The merger will bolster existing safeguards against AI threats, while providing a tool that should appeal to young homebuyers, leaders of the companies said.
June 18 -
At a conference in New York, Joseph Otting reflected on the difficult hiring decisions he made early in his tenure heading Flagstar Bank, which just two years ago was on the verge of collapse.
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