Treasury laid off all of its Community Development Financial Institution Fund staff on Friday, with the reduction in force notices saying that the department plans on abolishing the fund.
Most banks that deploy voice authentication require a specific spoken passphrase. Eastern Bank customers can have a normal conversation with call center reps; software in the background compares their voice patterns to a recorded snippet.
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Fraudsters are likely to increase their use of generative artificial intelligence to attack banks and other payment companies. Investors are using their own influence to fight back.
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A Lloyds Bank study finds that the number of crytpo scams rose by 23% year-over-year in October. Separately, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is using artificial intelligence to detect abusive language in transaction messaging.
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With employees regularly fleeing to bomb shelters — and some being called away to military service — these technologists must still serve a global clientele while confronting fear and destruction at home.
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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Union Bank of California enjoyed a steep increase in brokerage revenue last year as a result of referrals to its financial advisers from a beefed-up corps of licensed bankers.
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UBS Wealth Management Americas has added Bank of America Merrill Lynch financial adviser Louise F. Gunderson to its midtown New York private client branch.
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Despite the recent stock boom, nearly half of investors said they trusted financial services companies less in 2010 than in 2009, according to an Edelman survey released Thursday.
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The White House has officially nominated Mark Calabria as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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As the government shutdown enters its third week, mortgage servicers are activating the response plans they normally use during hurricanes and wildfires to assist federal workers who may have trouble paying their mortgages.
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Third-quarter results from the Michigan Credit Union League show hundreds of members are joining CUs in the Great Lakes State each day.
The New York megabank is working to deploy artificial intelligence as it seeks to make its own operations more efficient. Solomon also sees an "unprecedented" opportunity in financing clients' needs as they invest in AI.
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman is widely seen as the president's most likely choice for vice chair for supervision, a position soon to be vacated by Michael Barr. But while Bowman is the administration's most straightforward option, it's not the only one being considered.
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Congress waited too long to address the out-of-control housing market, leading to a crisis in 2008. Now, with home prices soaring and the government-sponsored enterprises' portfolios at record levels, lawmakers are in danger of repeating that mistake.
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In an open letter to Sandra L. Thompson, President Biden’s nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, two longtime advocates of the Federal Home Loan banks suggest a new path forward.
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When big banks trim their branch networks, community banks operating in the same markets see a chance to pounce.
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On Beer's radar: AI, quantum computing, concentration risk
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Piepszak kicked off the year stepping into the chief operating officer position, but she's taken herself out of the running for CEO.
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The Most Powerful Women in Banking, No. 3, Marianne Lake, JPMorganChase
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The Oklahoma City native, who joined Truist in early 2024, oversees a mix of businesses including commercial and corporate banking, commercial real estate, investment banking and wealth management.
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Under Habner's leadership, Citi has become the third largest issuer in the U.S. general purpose credit card market.
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Citi chief compliance officer Jennifer Taylor leads risk management across 180 markets while championing AI innovation and overseeing complex international divestitures.
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Yeshaya, a daughter of immigrants, said she sees the challenges she's faced as opportunities for growth.
Given the volatility in the market, Shue is spending more time on the road speaking to clients.
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