Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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The FTC wants Congress to consider legislation to make data broker practices more visible to consumers and to give consumers greater control over their information.
May 27 -
The House Financial Services Committee passed three bills last week that could make mortgage lending a little easier.
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Merchants who use dynamic currency conversion should be required to give consumers full disclosure about the service's added fees.
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U.S. consumer credit defaults in April declined from the previous month to 1.1%, falling to the lowest mark since June 2006, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices.
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Several banks have thrived on failed-bank acquisitions since the financial crisis. Here are the most active shoppers, in terms of the number of failures they have bid on, based on data from SNL Financial.
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Customer rewards dont have to be tied to spending. The set of behaviors that merit rewards is expanding for some savvy banks, as they seek out ways to foster an emotional bond with their customers. Zions Bank is offering perks to young scholars, marathon runners and Broadway fans.
May 27 -
The payments industry is great at collecting data. The challenge now? Parsing it, capitalizing on it and letting customers put parameters on it. Bailey Reutzel reports from Card Forum.
May 27 - California
Lessons of the crisis still have lenders nervous. But today's documentation requirements should keep things in check.
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The northeastern regional pays another six-figure severance.
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A funding option reopens to smaller banks.
May 27 -
Investment program managers say the trend is working out well for them.
May 27 -
Huntington, JPMorgan Chase uniforms honored by apparel council.
May 27 -
As NYCB approaches $50 billion in assets, editor Heather Landy questions where we've drawn the line designating systemically important financial institutions.
May 27 -
That's what Ally Bank did with its recent campaign marketing retirement products.
May 27 -
The new breed of branch employee can do it all. Does the rise of the universal banker mean that tellers have finally reached the end of the line?
May 27 -
Gold Coast Bank in Islandia, N.Y., announced that Chief Executive Joseph Perri has resigned.
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The Ohio Division of Financial Institutions closed Columbia Savings Bank in Cincinnati on Friday.
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The congressional stalemate over how to restructure the housing finance system leaves several questions unanswered about other bank regulations currently in the pipeline.
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While the popularity of checks in retail payments is fading rapidly, new research suggests that coins and bills are likely to remain relevant.
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