A recently finalized joint rule from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. raises the bar for formal supervisory criticism, putting more of the responsibility for managing downside risk on banks.
The bank's strategy for getting from experimentation to measurable ROI is a model others should consider.
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OnePay's My Garage combines payments and financial information as it continues to build out a financial app.
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The institution is among the first users of an embedded banking platform from FIS that places financial services and payments inside of the business software.
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Colorado's Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing direct-to-consumer earned wage access provider EarnIn, alleging that the company violated the state's lending laws and challenging its claim that its product is nonrecourse. It is a sign of regulators' continued interest in EWA.
A new consortium of community banks plans to offer deposit insurance above the FDIC's $250,000 limit. But skeptics say such private-sector efforts have a spotty history.
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposal would eliminate a ban on investment advisors receiving government contracts within two years of making political contributions. The agency says existing laws can address pay-to-play conflicts of interest.
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There wasn't just one recipe for landing among the top-performing banks with $50 billion or more in assets. There were two — or, in some cases, a mix of both.
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OFG Bancorp, the parent company of Oriental Bank, has steadily climbed American Banker's rankings of the nation's top-performing banks. Here's how the Puerto Rican bank did it.
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United Bank and Five Points Bank, both ranked among the top-performing banks by Capital Performance Group, said they have stayed in the mortgage business because they see it as a way to build strong relationships in the communities they serve.
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Tokenization projects are no longer viewed as modernization initiatives, but rather as a potential source of new revenue, lower operating costs, improved capital efficiency and differentiated products.
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One of the benefits of the Clarity Act is that it would codify much of digital asset firms' anti-money-laundering responsibilities. This is good news for banks that have been understandably nervous about counterparty risk.
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Settlement services, whose debt-reduction models require advising borrowers to default on their loans, wreak havoc on their customers' credit ratings, often leaving them worse off than they were before.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
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Advisors share how they navigate the moment when a client's compliments cross the line and the boundaries that keep the business relationship intact.
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While donating stock is a clear win for clients to avoid capital gains taxes, gifts of property require a qualified appraisal to get a deduction.
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Fee increases Charles Schwab is adopting for its in-house advisory business will keep a cheaper alternative for high net worth clients while helping to plug revenue holes.
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The big three's trade group has said they operate legally and protect the industry with a trio of reports. FHFA also is opening up VantageScore for all lenders.
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The Federal Reserve is committed to fighting inflation, but it also has to keep an eye on a jobs market that is slowly and steadily losing steam.
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As UAD 3.6's Nov. 2 mandate shrinks an aging appraiser pool, AnnieMac and Lower lean on AUS waivers and in-house teams to dodge 2022-style fee spikes and turn-time delays.
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Swift's network of 11,500 banks can exchange deposit tokens in a standardized way.
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One year after $300M deal, referrals through Robinhood that put younger investors in the pipeline and an ongoing clearing relationship with Wells Fargo reflect how TradePMR is a growing rival to the giants of the custody channel.
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Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kansas, had been looking for a way to establish a significant Iowa presence. By acquiring Lincoln Bancorp, which has 16 branches in the state, it's found a way in.
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Managed accounts are associated with higher employee contributions in defined-contribution retirement plans, the research firm found. Advisors working on employer plans might want to take note.
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Developments at Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and factory-built housing innovator Boxabl point to some expanded ways to make mortgages or HELOCs.
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