Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Tiered regulation could bring about a number of useful changes for regional banks, including a more customized approach to determining capital adequacy and simplified resolution planning requirements.
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Reverse mortgage originators have not been immune to the wave of regulatory and compliance changes sweeping the mortgage industry over the past few years.
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Great Western Bancorp in Sioux Falls, S.D., plans to record a spike in credit costs during the first quarter as it deals with issues tied to certain commercial loans.
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Western Alliance Bancorp. in Phoenix has agreed to buy Bridge Capital Holdings in San Jose, Calif.
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WASHINGTON The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears ready to act on rules limiting arbitration clauses as the bureau continues to argue such agreements harm consumers.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's second arbitration study indicates the bureau's intent to regulate financial institutions' inclusion of clauses that prevent customers from suing.
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U.S. Bank and Old National Bancorp were the only two American bank companies named to the Ethisphere Institute's 2015 World's Most Ethical Companies list.
March 9 -
Industry groups are urging the Pentagon to soften its proposed expansion of a rate cap on loans sold to service members, but banks face opposition from dozens of advocacy groups that favor tougher restrictions.
March 9 -
The Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase were far apart last week in how much revenue the company would be making after the kind of economic shock envisioned in the Dodd-Frank stress test. The gap has JPM observers cautiously awaiting the results of this week's CCAR test.
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New York's Amalgamated Bank is hoping to do more business with political action committee and left-leaning customers as its retail business shrinks.
March 9 -
U.S. credit card debt jumped by $57.1 billion - up 47% - in 2014 compared to 2013 and the forecast calls for the total to reach $60 billion this year, according to a new survey from CardHub.
March 9 -
Joseph Stilwell hopes a fourth challenge against Harvard Illinois Bancorp is successful.
March 9 -
MSB Financial, the holding company of Millington Savings Bank, has filed to pursue a mutual-to-stock conversion.
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When regulators use asset size as a yardstick, they impose unnecessary rules on larger financial institutions that employ traditional banking models.
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The three leading U.S. consumer credit reporting agencies agreed to make sweeping changes to correct errors and improve accuracy of reports as well as to increase protection for consumers with medical debt.
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Fauquier Bankshares in Warrenton, Va., has begun a search to find its next president and chief executive.
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CertusHoldings in Greenville, S.C., has agreed to sell its small business finance unit to BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla.
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Veritex Holdings in Dallas has agreed to buy IBT Bancorp in Irving, Texas.
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