January, 2026

January, 2026

Americans Say Job Prospects Are Worst in 12 Years
Americans are less confident about finding a job than they’ve been in the 12 years the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been producing the Survey of Consumer Expectations. Respondents...

PayPal Teams With Microsoft to Power Checkout in Copilot
PayPal is working with Microsoft to support the launch of the tech giant’s Copilot Checkout. This service allows shoppers to browse and pay without needing to leave Copilot, the compan...

House Bill Aims to Support Community Banks by Tailoring Regulation
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday (Jan. 7) aims to support community banks by tailoring regulation to the size of the bank and making it easier to form new banks. ...

Trump Administration Plans to Prohibit Institutional Investors from Owning Single-Family Real Estate Properties
US President Donald Trump caught financial markets somewhat off guard on January 7, 2026, with a surprise proposal to bar large institutional investors from purchasing additional single-family homes. ...

JPMorgan to Leverage AI Solutions, Will Abandon Reliance on Proxy Advisory Firms
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has announced its decision to abandon reliance on third-party proxy advisory firms, opting instead for an in-house artificial intelligence solution. This development, detaile...

US Mortgage Demand Remains Subdued Despite Year-End Rate Dip, Report Reveals
As 2025 drew to a close and 2026 begins, a slight decline in borrowing costs failed to spark significant interest among prospective homebuyers. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association‘s latest...

US Private Payroll Growth Report : 41,000 Jobs Added in Dec 2025
US private sector employers added a subdued 41,000 jobs in December 2025, marking a recovery from the prior month’s revised loss of 29,000 positions, according to the latest ADP National Employment ...

California Law Allows State to Claim Crypto from Inactive Accounts
A relatively new law allows the state of California to claim crypto holdings from accounts deemed inactive. SB 822, The Unclaimed Property Law (UPL), was signed into law by Governor Newsom last Octobe...

Petition Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission to Raise Reg CF Funding Cap to $20 Million
There has been a formal submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase the funding cap of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) from the current $5 million to $20 million. A petitio...

Details Emerge on JP Morgan Chase Take Over of the Apple Card
Additional details have emerged regarding JP Morgan’s (NYSE:JPM) acquisition of the Apple Card (NASDAQ:AAPL) business. As reported yesterday, after years of agonizing indecision over Apple’s card ...

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