BankThink

The Comptroller's Office has provided banks with guidance on how to structure relationships with data aggregators. Now the bureau needs to focus on the bank-consumer connection.

The Fed cuts rates near zero and will buy $700 billion in Treasuries and mortgage bonds; big banks put off stock buybacks until July at the earliest.

Taking the time to consider which technology to adopt for the new, expanded organization can be a critical success factor in the long run, says Bottomline Technologies' Jessica Cheney.

Banks typically don't offer loans to cash-strapped consumers, and are poorly positioned to start doing so on an emergency basis — unless the government steps in to help.

Facebook and other social media platforms are a powerful way to connect members and loan officers, but lenders must ensure they first have a culture of compliance.

Fraudsters tend to be oporptunistic. They’re constantly looking for new ways to abuse businesses and cardholders, making it difficult for security professionals to keep up, says Chargeback 911 and Global Risk Technologies' Monica Eaton-Cardone.

If banks are unable to weather the economic fallout from the outbreak, calls for more dramatic reforms could get louder.

The central bank will inject $1.5 trillion into the money market, including buying more longer-term bonds; JPMorgan says its CEO “is doing very well” as he recovers from heart surgery.

E-commerce firms and payment apps can reach new users and investors through crowdfunding, says Prime Trust's Bruce Dyer.

Bankers cannot say that real-time doesn’t matter or that the status quo is fine, according to Neocova's Sultan Meghji and Kelsey Weaver.