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NY Regulators Seize Control of Signature Bank, Depositors Assured by Federal Bailout

DIGIT — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:05:22 +0000

On Sunday, the New York Department of Financial Services, or DFS, announced that it had taken possession of Signature Bank. The DFS appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, as the receiver of the bank. In a joint statement, the U.S. Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, and FDIC explained that all Signature depositors would be […]

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Treasury Secretary Yellen Urges Swift Action to Increase Spending Limit, Avert Default on US Obligations

DIGIT — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 19:30:02 +0000

Janet Yellen, the U.S. secretary of the Treasury, sent a letter to Congress on Friday urging lawmakers to increase the spending limit. Yellen stressed that the country would reach its statutory debt limit on Jan. 19, 2023. She warned that “failure to meet the government’s obligations would cause irreparable harm to the U.S. economy, the […]

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Secretary Yellen recognizes ‘benefits of crypto’ despite lingering skepticism

DIGIT — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:15:00 +0000

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen speaks to CNBC’s Squawk Box shares her views on the state of digital assets amid calls for imposed regulations.

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