WASHINGTON - (07/20/06) The Senate Banking Committeevoted Wednesday to confirm former NCUA Board member Geoffrey Bacinoto a seat on the Federal Housing Finance Board, the federal agencythat regulates the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks. Bacinosnomination now goes for a vote before the full Senate, which isexpected to approve the appointment before it adjourns for nextmonths August recess. The appointment of Bacino to thehousing panel indicates the growing importance credit unions havein the FHLB system, with more than 1,000 credit unions now members.Also confirmed with Bacino Wednesday were: Frederic Mishkin to aseat on the Federal Reserve Board; Edmund Moy, to the board of theU.S. Mint; and Linda Conlin, Joseph Grandmaison, and JamesLambright, to positions at the Export-Import Bank.
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JPMorganChase wants to expand its digital bank offerings to three more European countries, according to a new Financial Times report; M&T Bank Corp. elects Jerry Jacobs Jr. to the board of directors of both its parent and banking subsidiary; Citizens Financial Group names Chris Emerson as head of investor relations; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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Banks that don't embrace embedded payments now risk losing out to more nimble rivals in the near future.
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Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
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Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
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At a conference in New York, Joseph Otting reflected on the difficult hiring decisions he made early in his tenure heading Flagstar Bank, which just two years ago was on the verge of collapse.
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Back-office automation fintech BILL Holdings is using JPMorgan Payments white-label digital wallet to subledger its own clients' accounts. Reconciling client payments for BILL's corporate card, the BILL Divvy Card is the company's first use case.
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