With licensing bills progressing through both the House and Senate, stablecoins are poised to become part of the regulated financial sector. How the banking and payments landscape will respond to that is up for debate.
A TD Bank survey found a massive increase in the ranks of people who talk to ChatGPT about their finances. Ted Paris, the bank's head of AI, says banks still have an opportunity here.
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If the payments company moves ahead with a digital currency rollout, its network of merchants and consumers as well as its retail-payments focus could give it the upper hand over banks, whose products are limited to cryptocurrency exchanges, wholesale payments and other specific uses.
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Goldman's second consumer credit card borrows many features of its three-year-old Apple Card, such as instant issuance through a mobile app and an emphasis on virtual account numbers.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's investigation calls some installment lenders' collection practices into question, but also highlights the ease of access that has made their loans so popular.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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SunTrust Banks Inc. promoted Willem-Jan O. Hattink to executive vice president and head of private wealth management and institutional investment solutions.
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Thanks largely to expanded marketing and increased distribution, OptumHealth Financial Services has boosted its health savings accounts 35% over the past two years, but health-care reform could hamper future gains.
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Charles Schwab Corp. posted a 34% drop in third-quarter profit as low interest rates and depressed stock prices continue to cut into asset management fees.
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Officials signaled that Hudson City Savings Bank's nearly $33 million settlement over redlining charges is only the first in what is likely to be a string of other cases.
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Federal officials on Thursday ordered Hudson City Savings Bank to pay more than $27 million to resolve redlining allegations, the largest order of its kind and one that is likely to put larger banks on notice that redlining cases will be aggressively pursued.
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Although new HMDA data shows no negative effects from CFPB mortgage rules that went into effect last year, industry representatives argue it isn't showing the full picture.
The Amesbury-based bank reported solid growth and profitability throughout Dave Mansfield's 9-year tenure. The decision followed news of losses tied to the bank's move into digital-asset lending, though the bank has yet to file a 10-Q for the third quarter.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu says the process of determining whether certain lending activities and investments qualify for Community Reinvestment Act credit under regulators' forthcoming final rule "has to be better and it's got to be faster" than the status quo.
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Granting a third party access to a bank's systems in exchange for more advanced technology can help prevent fraud, but it can also attract cyberattacks.
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Traditional phishing attacks on email are easier for most users to spot, causing crooks to migrate to new venues, argues The ai Corporation's James Crawshaw.
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One credit union's experience helping Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria illustrates how powerful financial wellness tools can be.
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Ease of use and client accessibility was key to client adoption and core to the bank's design.
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The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Risks won't be disbanded, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Junk-rated companies and private equity firms have lined up about $17 billion of debt recently for purchases of everything from power plants to a chain of gas stations using 364-day bridge loans.
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The president said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick "will be sending letters out essentially telling people" what "they'll be paying to do business in the United States."
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After a drop in fintech venture capital exit value from IPOs, neobanks and other financial tech startups are closely watching Chime's initial public offering.
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The next generation of artificial intelligence can be a digitized always-on personal shopper, researcher and financial assistant, taking even the buzz of ChatGPT to another level. It's early in the game, but developers are looking for ways to gain an edge.
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A federal judge has ordered a staff member of the Department of Government Efficiency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's top lawyer to appear at an evidentiary hearing next week.
Capital One outlined some of its to-do items as it integrates with Discover, which include long-haul investments in technology, global marketing and risk management.
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