Brian Knight

Brian Knight

Director of innovation and governance and senior research fellow

Brian Knight is the director of innovation and governance and a senior research fellow at Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Fintech regulations

No need to fight over the OCC's fintech charter

Federal and state regulators are at odds over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s new licensing program, but there are ways to improve current law to appease both sides.

By Brian Knight

October 17

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Politics and policy

Fed: Inflation, policy uncertainty are top financial stability concerns

According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks. Survey respondents expressed heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.

By Ebrima Santos Sanneh

8h ago
CMBS

BANK5 2024-5YR6 moves ahead with $984.3 million in CRE beneficial ownership certificates

With a high proportion of fixed-rate, interest-only underlying loans, the notes have almost no amortization, and three CRE loans have standalone, investment-grade opinions.

By Donna M. Mitchell

April 19
Tesla recalls almost 3,900 Cybertrucks to fix faulty pedals

The recall provides a first glimpse of how many Cybertrucks have been sold since Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk handed over the first pickups to customers in November.

By Craig Trudell

April 19