Poll Results: The Most Important Storyline of 2013 Was

Regulators Close Ark. Bank in Year's Fifth Failure

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First Bancorp in N.C. Ends Loss-Share Pacts Tied to Failed-Bank Deals

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CVB Financial in Calif. to Buy Valley Commerce Bancorp

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Home BancShares' Allison Selling $61M of Stock for Estate Planning

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Take Millennials' Stated Banking Preferences with Grain of Salt

How Recruiting Your Own Can Thwart Turnover

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What's Next for Energy Lenders? Lots of 'Wound-Licking'

Expect banks to pull back on energy lending in the near term, as regulators step up their scrutiny of oil loans and bankers approach the business with a "different attitude," says Mariner Kemper, chairman and chief executive at UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo.

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Regulators Close Ark. Bank in Year's Fifth Failure

07:09PM ET

First Bancorp in N.C. Ends Loss-Share Pacts Tied to Failed-Bank Deals

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CVB Financial in Calif. to Buy Valley Commerce Bancorp

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Bankers from BB&T, Midland States Named CSBS Advisers

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Why Wells Debacle Is Cautionary Tale for Bank Boards

How 2008 Lending Shutdown May Explain Today's Growth

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Seven Ways Small Banks Are Going Paperless

Eliminating paper doesn't just speed up processes and cut costs — it's also good for the environment, and helps financial institutions recruit and retain green-minded and tech-savvy young employees. Here's a look at how some of the Best Banks to Work For are saving trees while saving money and time.

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Bankers from BB&T, Midland States Named CSBS Advisers

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Greenspan Says He Would Like to See Dodd-Frank Repealed

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B of A, Wells Tell Charlotte Workers to Stay Home Amid Unrest

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Wells Board, Tolstedt Sued by Investor Over Accounts Scandal

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Women in Banking: Wellsgate, B of A Settlement and a Fintech Escape

Fed Deserves Some Blame for Aggressive Cross-Selling Tactics

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Eight Commercial Mortgages Where Borrowers Cashed Out Handsomely

The high volume of commercial mortgages maturing this year has left some property owners scrambling for funds to refinance. Not so for these eight landlords, who took advantage of the strong price appreciation of their iconic office buildings, luxury hotels, super regional shopping malls, and a portfolio of rental homes, to cash out — in some cases, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars of equity. Bank commercial real estate lenders, who know all too well the cyclical nature of this sector, will want to take a close look at these transactions, details courtesy of our colleagues at Asset Securitization Report.

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Regulators Close Ark. Bank in Year's Fifth Failure

07:09PM ET

First Bancorp in N.C. Ends Loss-Share Pacts Tied to Failed-Bank Deals

05:29PM ET

Philadelphia Fed Launches Poverty Inquiry

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Bankers from BB&T, Midland States Named CSBS Advisers

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A Lot of Compliance Doesn't Mean Good Compliance

Let's Not Repeat Failings of Pre-Durbin Age

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Eight Times Stumpf Was Hammered by Senators

It was never going to be a good hearing for Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, but his performance Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee was widely panned. Called to answer for millions of phony accounts being opened, Stumpf didn't know the answers to many of the lawmakers' questions and distanced himself from the board which he chairs. Lawmakers from both parties were highly critical. The following were some of Stumpf's worst moments:

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'Nonbank Attackers' Could Eat Banks' Lunch in Payments: McKinsey

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CFPB Files Lawsuit Against California Credit Repair Firm

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Wells Board, Tolstedt Sued by Investor Over Accounts Scandal

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MUFG Union Bank Names Private Wealth Management Exec

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Why Blaming Front-Line Staff for Wells Scandal Makes No Sense

The Mortgage Bank of the Future Can't Survive on Mortgages Alone

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Warning for Wealth Managers: Investors are Wary of Your Advice

Changes in consumer behavior – including a growing distrust of financial advisers – are driving the rise of robo advisers, says Gauthier Vincent, a consultant with Deloitte.

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'Nonbank Attackers' Could Eat Banks' Lunch in Payments: McKinsey

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Swift to Start Daily Reports to Help Banks Spot Payments Fraud

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Lawmaker to OCC: Don't Ignore Cryptocurrency in Fintech Plan

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Meeks: Fintech Companies Have 'Work to Do' on Diversity

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To Stop Hackers, Think Like One

Email Marketing Is Still a Dead End with Seniors

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Why Brexit Is Bad News for Fintech in London

The surprise vote by the U.K. in June to leave the European Union may encourage fintech startups in London to expand across the pond. That was the case with Duco, a financial data management startup, which recently added senior managers in New York. "Hiring talent in London was already hard on the tech side, and we think it's going to get even harder" says CEO Christian Nentwich.

Duco was selected last year to participate in Accenture's Fintech Innovation Lab in London.

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Meeks: Fintech Companies Have 'Work to Do' on Diversity

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Startup Offers to Buy Home Equity, Instead of Lending Against It

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Lending Club Hires Former Chase, Citi Exec as CFO

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Live Oak in N.C. Launches Solar Lending Division

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Online Retailers Are Proof of Marketplace Lending's Sustainability

It Should Be Obvious Now that Marketplace Lending Is Unsustainable

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Who to Watch as Regulators Size Up Online Lending

This year federal and state regulators have started to pay closer attention to the rapidly evolving online-lending sector — particularly online small-business lending. What follows is a look at eight key players in the debate over how to regulate this emerging industry.

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A Lot of Compliance Doesn't Mean Good Compliance

A compliance-at-all-cost mentality, which is the overarching attitude in many banks, results in overspending and overallocating valuable resources to meet both real and perceived compliance... Read More