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Federal Reserve Names New Payments Strategy Director

PYMNTS

As first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. According to Esther George, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City president and chief executive officer, Sapenaro played a prominent role in developing those strategies. Sapenaro will retain his position at the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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Agricultural Alert!

Independent Banker

In a surprise move, congressional leadership sought to reduce the crop insurance program by $3 billion at the end of 2015 to offset other spending initiatives. Because real estate often collateralizes rural loans, diminishing land prices are a factor that regulators will ask community banks to keep monitoring. Rural housing loans.