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Rocket Mortgage's acquisition of Redfin has been mischaracterized as harming competition in the mortgage lending space. The truth is that it could be a major boon for mortgage borrowers.

9h ago
4 Min Read
Rocket Mortgage
Multimedia
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Atlanta-based CoastalSouth's initial public offering prices at $21.50 a share; Valley National Bancorp announces Lyndsey Sloan will succeed Gary Michael as general counsel; Webster Financial Corporation taps a new chief risk officer and appoints a new board member; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

10h ago
1 Min Read
Margaret Butler and Kristiane Koontz
Podcast

Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm BakerHostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.

July 1
21 Min Read
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As banks consider their strategies, other big names are also considering a role for digital assets.

June 30
1 Min Read
NB Bancorp

Megadeal activity picked up in June.

June 30
1 Min Read

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