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Data regulations pressure small banks and credit unions, which could benefit from a pro-innovation regulatory environment, according to Stephen Menon, vice president of product at Finn AI.

The regulatory agencies are the last word on an exemption from the proprietary trading ban, and there are no signs they will expand it beyond small institutions.

By giving options, business can ensure that when users are in a hurry and suddenly faced with an elaborate setup for a new logon procedure, they won’t leave for a different provider, writes Marco Lafrentz, a vice president at tyntec.

The most important part of being a successful manager is ensuring your direct reports are succeeding.

The move means the cap on asset growth may stay in place longer; the German bank reportedly processed 80% of the money laundered through Danske Bank.

The advent of this is particularly unwelcome, coming, as it does, at a time when many people not only question the role of a bank after the recent financial crisis and gradual digitization of banking services, but also when their relationship with technology has changed, writes Martijn Moerbeek, director of group digital strategy and innovation at Legal & General.

An eight-month-old consent order appears to be forcing the San Francisco bank to grapple more deeply than it did previously with the many failures that led to its account-opening scandal.

Men on Wall Street take a cue from Vice President Mike Pence in refusing to dine one-on-one with women; Coinbase adds fertility benefits; and the CFPB has a new leader. Plus, Bank of America's Katy Knox gets promoted.

Creditors, governmental bodies, health care providers and third-party debt collectors alike need to embrace the consumer disclosure requirements of E-Sign if they want to save on postage expenses and satisfy the growing needs of consumers to manage their business using electronic communication methods, writes Rozanne Andersen, vice president and chief compliance officer at Ontario Systems.

A pipeline of new banks is critical to the long-term health of the industry and communities across the country, argues FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams.