The Natural Treasury Employees Union has asked a district court to clarify whether Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has complied with a preliminary injunction.
Offering a new product or considering a merger may boost returns, but the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says changes in strategy can be risky.
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The credit card giant says its proposed acquisition of Discover would facilitate a bevy of community development activity and philanthropy. But some public advocacy groups are skeptical.
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CTrust is providing scores specific to the legal weed business, an industry that poses a lot of challenges and opportunities for banks and other lenders.
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The Chinese technology giant is partnering with BNP Paribas to reach more merchants; Sequoia makes an investment offer that could boost confidence in Stripe; and more.
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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First Tennessee Bank has established a partnership with the nonprofit Operation Hope to offer free financial literacy workshops and counseling sessions in several branches.
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Why a small bank like First Mid-Illinois ignored the conventional wisdom 'Commercial banks buy property/casualty firms.' 'Private-equity will outbid you.' 'Leave the innovation to the big guys.' and bought a retail health-insurance agency.
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First Republic Bank in San Francisco has promoted Mike Selfridge to the newly created role of chief banking officer.
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November's foreclosure starts hit their lowest level since Black Knight started tracking this data in 2000, while the foreclosure rate reached a 14-year low.
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Tom Lopp abruptly suspended a program that accounted for 83% of Sterling Bancorp's mortgage production this year. An ongoing audit of the program and pressure to diversify beyond mortgages are reasons to watch Lopp and Sterling in 2020.
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A risk-based capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to top the agenda in 2020 as the companies’ regulator executes plans for their release into the private sector.
The New York-based investment bank reported higher revenues across all business lines, with double-digit increases in wealth management and investment banking.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's exit from a suit jointly filed with the New York attorney general's office narrows a major subprime lending case.
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Small-business owners need more help from financial services companies when it comes to making major decisions about their companies' future.
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We have the tools to address our housing challenges through a mix of regulatory reforms, policy changes, incentives and investment. What's needed is the will and leadership to put those tools to work.
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Treasury's plan to overhaul the certification process for community development financial institutions will benefit the communities served by those institutions.
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The Federal Reserve played a behind-the-scenes role in facilitating the sale of PacWest Bancorp, providing an enticement to private-equity interests to make a deal happen, according to agency records and recent comments by a prominent banking lawyer.
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House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill, R-Ark., said he wants to consider a range of ideas on how to improve deposit insurance and other issues facing community banks beyond a Senate bill raising insurance for business accounts.
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The $22.7 billion-asset company may be interested in buying certain banks that HoldCo Asset Management presses to sell in the future, Chairman and CEO John Allison said. Home is planning to announce its next acquisition in December.
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The U.K.-based banking giant will add a fintech that enables it to compete with Apple Pay, while Global Payments has added Uber Eats as part of its Genius-branded point of sale rollout. Plus: Visa has advanced account-to-account payments in the U.K. and more in the global payments and fintech roundup.
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The 170-year-old Salem Five Cent Savings Bank has hired one private banker and could scale the business further if its performance matches management's expectations.
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The parent of Crosscountry Mortgage plans to use proceeds to pay down its mortgage-servicing rights line of credit as well as for general corporate expenses.
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Central Bancompany said in a presentation to investors this month that it's looking to overhaul its core technology and data systems, while also hunting for a deal.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Thursday will publish a revamped version of its Section 1071 small business data collection rule, dramatically scaling back the data to be collected and the number of lenders who must comply.
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