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HSBC said it will stop investing in new oil and gas fields. Climate activist Bill McKibben calls it a welcome first step.

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #130

With new fintech comes new fraud.

"I said, what can I do to stop this? And the customer service rep. goes, 'Well, if we could stop all instances of fraud, we would but we can't,'" says Jessica Roy, assistant editor of Utility Journalism at The Los Angeles Times.

When the economy starts looking scary, bank executives have to make a judgment call about their outstanding loans.

The locations of the regional banks made sense for the economy of 1913. Populations and industries have shifted since then.

The national average is still a paltry 0.13%, according to Bankrate, even as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates.

A look at how direct deposits travel from your employer to you.

Some tech giants have pledged to decarbonize operations. But their cash contributes to climate change, says environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Business lending has been sluggish throughout the pandemic. But there are signs that commercial lending is starting to pick up again.