Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Bank Transfer Day was supposedly a shot across banking's bow — a warning of customer unrest, diminished trust and fee intolerance.
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Broadway Financial Corp. in Los Angeles said Wednesday that it once again complies with Nasdaq listing requirements after filing its third-quarter earnings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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StellarOne Corp. in Charlottesville, Va., has repurchased the remaining $22.5 million in preferred stock it issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit against Citigroup Inc. will remain on hold while a federal appeals court considers whether to review a judge's rejection of a $285 million settlement in the case.
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Banks trying to solve their checking account woes are going the way of the cable company and increasingly selling tiered and bundled packages of services.
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A Virginia lawmaker is urging his colleagues in Richmond to consider creating a state-owned bank that would use deposits from residents and state agencies to lend to local businesses and stimulate economic growth.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hit the ground running in 2011, despite being hobbled by the lack of a permanent director, and enjoyed support from the industry for most of its early initiatives. That isn't likely to last next year, when observers expect it will take on a handful of controversial agenda items and begin using its enforcement powers.
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Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. in Lititz, Pa., is planning to eliminate nearly 350 jobs in Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to notices it filed with labor departments in both states this month.
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Add NorthEast Community Bank in White Plains, N.Y., to the growing list of federally chartered thrifts converting to state charters.
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The University of Nebraska at Lincoln has developed a curriculum that is helping college graduates accomplish the unthinkable: finding banking jobs in a post-crisis operating environment.
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This year saw two of the U.S. payments industry's most stagnant technologies — chip-cards and decoupled debit — take divergent paths.
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Our roundtable panelists discuss the best ways that banks can deploy capital in 2012.
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A California start-up is building what it calls the "Visa of prepaid." But it has a long ways to go before it becomes a household name.
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With General Electric buying deposits from MetLife, bankers have good reason to ponder the broader meaning to the competitive landscape.
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Average daily volume in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market in December is down versus November, according to data reported by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine.
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Bank of America Corp. and a debt collector it hired to go after deceased customers' debts violated state law by repeatedly calling a Florida woman about paying the credit card bill of her late husband, a Florida state court judge ruled this month.
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With the failure rate expected to decline next year, the FDIC is getting the chance to focus on other priorities, including finishing implementation of Dodd-Frank and ensuring it is ready for the next crisis.
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When online shoppers are looking for alternatives to credit and debit cards, Mopay hopes they will consider adding charges to their Internet service provider's bill.
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