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WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to vacate a prior ruling that blocked grand jury subpoenas issued in its investigation of Jerome Powell, marking the latest procedural step after prosecutors moved to close the case, American Banker reported.

LIVONIA, Mich.--As new ACH fraud-monitoring rules begin rolling out and credit-push fraud continues to climb, financial institutions are being warned that account validation can no longer be treated as a routine compliance step, but instead must become a core fraud-prevention tool across ACH, wires, cards and other digital payment channels.

BASEL, Switzerland— Dollar-backed stablecoins could become a source of broader financial instability if they continue to grow without tighter, coordinated oversight, with the Bank for International Settlements warning the tokens increasingly resemble fragile investment vehicles rather than money and could create stress for banks, funding markets and monetary policy, stated BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos.