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Michael Krimminger, former general counsel for the FDIC (Image: Bloomberg News)

Foreign Firms Making Case for "Mini" Living Wills

Scores of foreign banks with very small U.S. operations still find themselves drafting "living wills" to provide U.S. regulators with a road map to their hypothetical failures, leading to calls for a lighter requirement.
Regional Banks on 'Too Big to Fail': 'It's Not Our Fight'
Regulators Mandate New Rules for Living Will Updates
Fed Moves to Overhaul Supervision of Foreign Banks in U.S.
Regulation & Reform

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Chris McLaughlin, executive vice president and director of retail banking at First Bank

Key to Cost-Cutting: Aligning Teller Hours with Traffic Patterns

Technology has dramatically changed the way people bank, but many banks areresponding by closing and opening branches rather than arming themselves with data that could make existing branches more efficient.
More Banks Plan to Add, Not Subtract, Branches
How to Retain Customers While Closing Branches
Branch Makeover Boosts Sales, Service
Consumer Finance
Regulation & Reform

BankThink

JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon (Image: Bloomberg News)
What Will Happen to Jamie Dimon on Tuesday?
Following ample debate over whether JPMorgan Chase's CEO should lose his chairman title, there's no clear indication of how Tuesday's shareholder vote will play out.
What the JPM Chairman/CEO Vote Means for Other Banks

Community Banking

Joseph Stilwell
Stilwell Sues Proxy Firm for Alleged Annual Meeting Miscue
The activist investor claims that D.F. King failed to turn in a master ballot, causing his board candidate to lose an election.
Dissident Investor's Board Choice Joins First Financial Northwest in Wash.

Technology

Mark Jamison, innovation chief at Capital One
Capital One Turns to Responsive Design for Website Delivery
The retail bank is employing a technology called responsive design that changes the appearance of its website for desktop, smartphone and tablet devices.
The Debate Around Responsive Design in Mobile Banking

BankThink

S.S.A. Zaidi, a consultant and retired banker, has written a forthcoming book on combating money laundering and terrorism financing.
To Fight Laundering, Know Your Employees Along with Your Customer
Know-your-customer, an essential precaution, must be coupled with know-your-employees. A host of instances highlight the involvement of employees in fraudulent transactions – in most cases in league with customers.
Jane Fraser, Citi's new mortgage chief, has held a variety of top executive posts in her nine years with the global banking giant. Some have speculated that she is being groomed as an eventual CEO.

Citi Replaces Das with Fraser in Possible Sign of Mortgage Push

CEO Michael Corbat continues to reorganize his top ranks, giving new responsibilities to private bank CEO Jane Fraser.
Citi Pitches 'Offset Mortgage' as Way to Pay Off Loans Faster
Citigroup Boys' Club Highlights Industry Gender Gap
The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking
Consumer Finance
Mortgages

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Deals Cheat Sheet
A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended May 18.


Peoples in Ohio Buys Three Insurance Agencies
Citi Agrees to Sell Brazilian Consumer Finance Business
New Jersey Bank Sells $3M Loan Portfolio

American Banker Magazine

How the Best-Known Bankers in Town Stay Connected
We've profiled six bankers who raise the act of connecting with their communities to an art form. They are from different institutions in different parts of the country, and each has a different story.

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