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New rules adopted in hopes of spurring home loans

With the financial crisis and subprime mortgage bust receding further into history, the government is loosening some financial rules, hoping to inject more life into the country's still-recovering housing market.

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JPMorgan breach heightens data-security doubts

New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others. The breach compromised customer information pertaining to roughly 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.

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Supreme Court takes up housing bias case

The justices agreed Thursday to take up a case that challenges the theory that certain housing or lending practices can illegally harm minority groups, even when there is no proof of intent to discriminate.

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Kevin O’Toole has been named CEO of Managed Health Services, an Indiana-based unit of St. Louis-based Centene Corp. Managed Health Services administers health benefits for Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan, and also sells individual health insurance on the Obamacare exchange. O’Toole replaces Patrick Rooney, who has been promoted to senior vice president of health plans at Centene, overseeing five states, including Indiana. O’Toole joined Centene in 2012 as vice president of health plan operations in St. Louis. He previously worked as vice president of operations of Medco Health Solutions Inc. in Tennessee. O’Toole has a bachelor’s degree in microbiology, a master’s of health administration, and an MBA, all from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Former Indy Chamber exec joins Old National

Former Indy Chamber President John Myrland has been hired by Old National Bank in the new position of community engagement executive for its Indianapolis region, the bank announced Thursday.

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Church accuses JPMorgan of mismanagement, self-dealing

Christ Church Cathedral has filed a federal lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, alleging the bank’s “intentional mismanagement” and “self-dealing” led to $13 million in losses in church trust accounts endowed in the 1970s by Eli Lilly Jr.

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Bank of America close to record settlement with U.S.

Bank of America is nearing a $16 billion to $17 billion settlement to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, a person directly familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

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Yellen says economy still needs Fed support

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the economic recovery is not yet complete and for that reason the Fed intends to keep providing significant support to boost growth and improve labor market conditions.

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