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The collaboration between financial institutions and technology firms runs deep, but banks' recent criticism of lax regulatory oversight for nonbanks reveals fissures.
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From Mastercard partnering with banks and third parties in new open-banking relationships to PayPal stepping into the cryptocurrency payments market by launching its own stablecoin, payments firms are taking on new opportunities.
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A potential antitrust lawsuit may open iPhones to outside payment apps. But any bank that seeks to profit from the Department of Justice's moves will face a host of other challenges.
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Scrambling to generate revenue, the social media app sees P2P payments as the easiest way to offer its vast base of enrolled consumers other financial services.
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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Hedge funds around the world are ramping up their information technology spending to provide better service to the growing mix of institutional clients they serve and to ensure they're well prepared to adequately meet increasing compliance and regulatory requirements.
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Investors in externally managed and subadvised accounts could save about $1 billion a year in commissions paid to brokerage firms by their fund managers.
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In a tense back and forth with lawmakers, the embattled CEO pushed back on claims that the bank still pressures employees to hit sales targets and retaliates against those who speak up.
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American Banker and National Mortgage News are offering an exclusive discussion of how policymakers may revamp Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and what that will mean for mortgage lenders of all sizes.
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Mark Calabria, who could be confirmed as early as this month, is expected to focus on changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservatorships to let the mortgage giants keep more of their profits.
The number of borrowers who are at their credit limits is approaching its pre-pandemic level, and the percentage of balances that are sliding into delinquency has hit its highest rate in more than a decade, according to new research. Still, card companies are generally expressing optimism about their credit outlooks.
The Trump administration's orders to stop supervisory exams at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are seen as a potential conflict of interest for Elon Musk, whose company X would have been overseen by the bureau when it launches its payments wallet.
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Allowing “stablecoin banks” access to the benefits of a bank charter without the obligation to carry federal deposit insurance creates moral hazard on steroids.
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If the inflation figures begin to move lower, then there is a reasonable chance of working through this cycle of rising rates without experiencing a recession.
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Community development financial institutions proved themselves indispensable during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have earned a seat at the table.
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During cybersecurity awareness month (October), financial institutions have ramped up education on phishing, fraud and cyber hygiene. Here's what they're saying.
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PNC CEO Bill Demchak said Wednesday that regulatory processes and enforcement actions take up half of the time that the company's board spends together. Those rules are on deck for a makeover.
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Amid a surge in bank mergers, Citizens CEO Bruce Van Saun said the Providence, Rhode Island-based bank is largely focused on organic growth. "It would have to be a pretty high bar for us to go down that path," he said.
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New research from American Banker finds that financial institutions are asking about ROI, infrastructure costs and compliance burdens.
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America's second-largest bank revised its net interest income target upward after what analysts called a "clean" third quarter.
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A federal judge in San Francisco ordered a temporary halt to reduction in force orders issued by the Office of Management and Budget during the government shutdown, while OMB Director Russell Vought has said he expects to lay off more than 10,000 federal workers.
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The Fairmont, West Virginia, bank is taking a $7.6 million hit to rid itself of $73 million in long-duration, low-yielding securities, though the sale of its payments subsidiary the week before cushions the blow.
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asked bank regulators to give banks the supervisory clearance to extend lines of credit and modify loan terms for federal employees furloughed after the government shut down last week.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
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