A federal judge Wednesday said the Department of Housing and Urban Development failed to justify a sharp overhaul of a long-standing fair-housing grant program.
Financial institutions have work to do to give themselves and their chatbots more street cred, experts say.
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Firms like Nium and Amex GBT are using virtual cards and agentic commerce to take a crack at easing the complicated processes involved in business trips.
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A second lawsuit challenging the Federal Reserve's debit interchange fee regime is set to be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in October. JPMorganChase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo — as the largest debit issuers by purchase volume — are most at risk to see a dramatic cut in interchange revenue.
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As the big tech firms step up their financial services outreach to the next generation, payment professionals say banks shouldn't be complacent about cultivating younger customers because they'll lose them.
Royal Bank of Canada executives said they see plenty of organic-growth opportunities in the U.S., including in Texas, but would also consider acquisitions.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is slated to deliver the keynote speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium Friday morning, and markets will be listening for assurances on inflation, the balance sheet and Treasury market turmoil.
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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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At a time when the client experience is growing increasingly similar across different banking platforms, the banks that succeed will be those that deliver services tailored to the precise needs of individual customers.
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Legislation that would place new rules on organizations that help consumers reduce their debt burden should not exempt services that have historically favored the priorities of lenders over debtors.
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Community banks stand to gain from the proliferation of stablecoins. Organized programs meant to convince community bankers that stablecoins will drain their deposits are disingenuous.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
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Some financial advisors are becoming enrolled agents in order to provide tax advice, helping to enhance relationships with clients.
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More than half of the independent brokerages participating in this year's IBD Elite study declined to disclose the share of women among financial advisors at their firms. Those that did provide data have done more to advance women than many of their rivals in the independent brokerage channel of wealth management.
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As clients consider when to claim Social Security, an advisor proposed a strategy to maximize tax-free retirement income using certain benefits and senior deductions.
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If Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments lack substance on inflation in the market's opinion, it is likely to drive mortgage rates even higher, NerdWallet warned.
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Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
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Price gains slowed to a crawl from May to June, specifically in the West, but Central and East Coast regions showed steady year-over-year gains.
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Some financial advisors are becoming enrolled agents in order to provide tax advice, helping to enhance relationships with clients.
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Royal Bank of Canada executives said they see plenty of organic-growth opportunities in the U.S., including in Texas, but would also consider acquisitions.
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The Fed's annual Jackson Hole symposium brings together bankers from around the world, but there's really only one question that matters. You know what it is.
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Industry experts say custodial firms' services have largely become "commoditized." The acquisition of Altruist opens the door for Vanguard to have cutting-edge services related to tax planning, cash sorting and more.
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With its Digital Managed Solutions robo advisory service, Edward Jones is moving into territory already occupied by Fidelity and Vanguard. But it's building the offering on one of its greatest strengths: its network of branch advisors.
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