The American Fintech Council publicly declared support for California SB 69, which would require "internal expertise" for artificial intelligence regulation.
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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Citizens Financial Group, which has offered point-of-sale financing for iPhones sold through Apple since 2015, is finding that as objects such as refrigerators become more complex and internet-connected, they are also more frequently replaced — creating new categories for installment lending.
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Credit card issuers say they need more time to respond to the substantial data request made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its proposal to slash late fees.
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With Dan Schulman leaving, a replacement would have to take on Apple, Google, and a host of fintechs.
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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Artworks from the collection of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. may raise another $16 million for its creditors as collectors and souvenir hunters snap up remains of the collapsed bank.
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The Merrill Lynch unit of Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $728,260 in civil penalties for letting unregistered client associates sell securities in states where they were not permitted to do so, New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow said on Wednesday.
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Exchange-traded fund investors shook off the summer slump and put their money back to work in July, reportedly finding investment opportunities overseas and in favored funds with large-cap investment styles.
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Housing advocates are pressing Senate Republicans to expand the low-income housing tax credit program while pushing back against a House GOP plan that would eliminate financing for half of all affordable housing units.
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Sterling Bancorp in New York is determined to turn Astoria Financial's largely residential operation into a commercial powerhouse. While investors are skeptical, CEO Jack Kopnisky has proven in the past that such an ambitious plan is doable.
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A bill that would ease Basel III capital requirements on commercial real estate loans could level the playing field between depository and nonbank lenders and spur more construction lending if it passes in the Senate.
MidWestOne will reinvest proceeds of branch sales into Denver Bankshares; promotions are afoot in JPMorgan's investment banking unit; Bethpage Federal Credit Union expands into Queens and New Jersey; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is trying to limit the impact of a Supreme Court decision that curtailed federal agencies' use of administrative law judges.
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Using AI can manage both privacy and security as part of AML reform, says Giant Oak's Gary Shiffman.
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More lenders and governments should partner with community development financial institutions to ensure aid reaches minority-owned businesses that are the backbone of many neighborhoods slammed by the coronavirus.
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Global regulators are considering a universal stress test for climate change that requires lenders to use a 30-year horizon, a difficult and speculative projection of the energy industry that could harm bank financials.
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Markel O'Neal Calhoun, a former Regions Bank employee, has been barred from ever working in the industry again after embezzling $17,981, according to the Federal Reserve.
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Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman warned that focusing too much on technology risks could make banks lose relevance with customers.
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., asked crypto firms to keep spending in elections, and said that they "literally" put Bernie Moreno, Sherrod Brown's successor in Ohio, in the Senate.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed a rule Tuesday that would allow banks to remove FDIC insurance labels except on initial webpages and no longer require alerts warning customers that non-deposit products are not insured.
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Matt Mullet, the company's longtime chief financial officer, said he's spent the past year getting accustomed to the people side of management.
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Both banks are preparing rollouts of Casca's software and participated in the firm's $29 million funding round.
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New research from American Banker finds that artificial intelligence is growing in use, but trust and regulatory woes still hold many back.
The president said he would soon announce a replacement for departing Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler, adding that it's a "possibility" that his selection for that seat on the Federal Reserve Board will be tapped as the next Fed Chair.
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