Consumer banking
The new Bluebird prepaid card from American Express and Walmart could pose a threat to rival cards and checking accounts.
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NBT Bancorp's agreement to buy Alliance Financial in New York is an M&A rarity a sizable deal between healthy seller that could signal more such transactions to come.
October 10 -
Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair finally offers an opinion on whether to extend TAG, worrying that it's abrupt end would only help too big to fail banks and the money market mutual fund industry.
October 9
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Many lenders are pushing ahead with tight new borrowing requirements as they wait for regulators define a "qualified mortgage," as required by Dodd-Frank.
October 9 -
Debate chat masks election's high stakes for banking; Basel III resistance rises; the Most Women Powerful in Banking.
October 5 -
The Fed and merchants faced tough questions in federal court on Tuesday in a case that could decide the fate of an estimated $3 billion in interchange fees.
October 3 -
David Zalman of Prosperity Bancshares has struck five deals in a little over a year. And he say he sees more opportunities than ever.
October 2 -
The CFPB flexes its muscle in a Discover deal, Sheila Bair blasts a double standard for hurting small banks and mortgage settlement overseer Joe Smith weighs in on progress to date.
September 28 -
U.S banks — with PNC and U.S. Bancorp being only the latest — have been the targets of cyber attacks all week. How can they protect themselves?
September 27 -
Aspiring consolidators are weighing the advantages of attracting lending teams instead of making outright acquisitions.
September 26
