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Jurors determined that Aaron Luneke, the former chief financial officer of Bank of the Valley in Nebraska, obtained millions of dollars in loans — including from his own bank — by inflating contractor bills for a new car wash business.
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Agentic AI commerce is under development at Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and other large payment organizations, and many of these will hit banks' servers. Are banks ready for the onslaught?
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President Trump's executive order on mortgage credit calls on federal agencies to ease the path for eNotes, digital mortgages and remote notary, something lenders have been wrestling with for years.
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Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Tuesday that he expects the committee to work out a compromise between banks and crypto firms on yield-like rewards — a major sticking point in a market structure bill — by Friday.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill said in remarks Wednesday that privacy and know-your-customer gaps remain for banks that work with public, permissionless blockchains, and that the agency may need to clarify how banks can interact with them.
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The 2023 takeover of Credit Suisse boosted UBS's size but also saddled it with the challenge of integrating vast operations.
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It won't be long before the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz begins to make itself felt across various aspects of banks' balance sheets. If it's protracted, a new oil shock will force a major reassessment of asset values.
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Banks that don't offer buy now/pay later risk pushing customers — especially younger ones — into fintechs' arms.
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The Trump administration wants to reverse fair-lending laws; the Fed's rate setters will do exactly what they've already told everybody they're going to do.
March 18
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Over the course of its first year in office, the second Trump administration has neutralized the enforcement of key civil rights laws by reorienting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and eliminating "disparate impact" that allows banks to be penalized for the discriminatory effects of policies without proving discriminatory intent.
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The former Rocket employee said she faced pressure to resign after requesting remote-work accommodations and leaves of absence to deal with health conditions.
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Realtors and loan officers are wary of using artificial intelligence in place of a real estate agent, after a homeowner claimed to realize meaningful savings.
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In an interview at ICE Mortgage Technology's annual conference, Bob Broeksmit also expressed skepticism of market dominance among just a few large lenders.
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For the first time, we're expanding coverage powered by our sister brands Financial Planning and National Mortgage News.
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The agency issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for prediction markets shortly before Arizona filed criminal charges against Kalshi on Tuesday.
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