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As mobile wallets become more popular they'll also become more popular targets for fraud. Banks ought to improve enrollment guidelines and other security tools in plotting their mobile-wallet strategy.
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Many banks got shares in the lucrative payments network when it went public in 2008. Some of them are now looking to sell in order to offset losses on their sales of underwater bonds.
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Executives of Allegiant, Breeze and Spirit complained to the heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Transportation that the relationships between big banks and big airlines are anticompetitive. Consumer advocates also questioned whether large airlines are delivering on promised rewards and if consumers are racking up debt to accrue miles and points.
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The next major chance the lawmakers could have on the so-called "swipe fee" legislation will come next year as Congress looks toward a tax package.
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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The lightly regulated registered investment advisor industry may offer few protections for investors who wind up with incompetent advisors.
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Some states are trimming the tax due on estates or inheritances when someone dies, while others are raising them. Even more change is coming, complicating estate planners' efforts to preserve as much wealth as possible.
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A survey of registered investment advisors' use of social media shows a wide gap between regulation and reality, at least at smaller firms.
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Senate Banking Committee members feel urgency to pass a bill dealing with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but the same obstacles that have stalled congressional action for years remain.
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For the third time in five months, the San Francisco bank made a downward revision Monday to its guidance on net interest income. An executive cited the impact of lower interest rates.
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The Treasury secretary said he hopes lawmakers will back reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac within three to six months.
CEO Dominik Mjartan is stepping down after Optus Bank increased its assets more than 1,000% over seven years.
President Trump's tariffs on imported vehicles threaten to drive up auto prices at a time when more car owners are already drifting into delinquency on their loans.
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In his new book, "A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021," economist and former Federal Reserve vice chair Alan Blinder tells the tale of how economic conventional wisdom has evolved over the last half-century.
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A researcher tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn't want his business.
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It would be unwise to restrict the use of Home Loan bank advances to housing-related lending.
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Capital One must reengage in settlement talks with lawyers for savings account holders after a judge found that an agreement between the two sides wouldn't provide adequate compensation to customers who were allegedly victimized by the bank.
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Eric Girard, who became the bank's head of embedded banking and co-head of commercial product in October, is aiming to make the technology more accessible.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended a consent order earlier than expected against the credit bureau TransUnion, saying the company already paid a $5 million fine and $3 million to consumers.
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The banks want the pay-by-bank provider to use application programming interfaces to protect consumers, they say.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said that as interest rates have moved toward a more neutral level, "it makes sense" now to proceed with caution.
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The volume of home equity lines of credit expanded for the 14th consecutive quarter, driven largely by fintechs and other nonbanks that are accounting for more and more of the business.
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The head of the government-sponsored enterprise's oversight agency said the cuts were made to positions that weren't central to mortgages and new home sales.
The Billings, Montana-based bank finds itself in the crosshairs of a high-profile activist investor. On Thursday, it stuck to its organic growth plan and said it isn't interested in using its excess capital to restructure its securities book.
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