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Robert Wilmers joined M&T in 1983 when it had just $2 billion of assets and built it into a regional powerhouse with $120 billion of assets and operations in a dozen states.
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Mortgage lenders are bracing for big delays in the processing of mortgage applications, citing a problem with the income verification system at the Internal Revenue Service.
December 17 -
For the first time in nearly nine years, an acquirer of a failed bank agreed to purchase only the institution’s insured deposits, making it likely that some customers will not recoup all of their uninsured funds.
December 15 -
When the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced plans to bring aboard political appointees, many viewed it as antithetical to an independent regulator. But technically there is nothing stopping him.
December 15 -
JPMorgan Chase get a new branch banking leader; Trump's anti-Wells tweet stokes concerns; blockchain, GSE survival, and more in this week's top stories.
December 15 -
With Wall Street on board, investors look to spend coins on real estate or through bitcoin debit cards.
December 15 -
The Federal Reserve Board announced that Vice Chairman of Supervision Randal Quarles will recuse himself from matters related to Wells Fargo “to avoid even the potential appearance of a conflict of interest.”
December 15 -
U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Paul Cook introduced a bill this week would allow more credit unions to expand their fields of membership to underserved communities.
December 15 -
Loot has been in development since 2014 and has raised a total of more than $7 million thus far.
December 15 -
The credit union was conserved in order for the regulator to help "correct operational weaknesses."
December 15 -
Visa research contends consumers are interested in biometrics and consider it superior to traditional usernames and passwords.
December 15 -
What's an industry challenger to do when it gets a lot of competitors of its own? Ally's Diane Morais has a plan. Heather Cox has inserted technologists into USAA's business lines, and outgoing Fed Chair Janet Yellen has achieved rock star status.
December 15
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The government-sponsored enterprises are at the heart of our housing finance problems, not the solutions.
December 15
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For decades, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped working-class Americans get mortgages. That essential and powerful role in the national economy is fading.
December 15
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Interac's e-transfer system has jumped in usage, and has become a gateway for myriad other services including a collaboration with MoneyGram.
December 15 -
The Trump administration's first interagency assessment of systemic risk highlighted many of the same worries as previous reports, but added a new emphasis on economic growth and regulatory tailoring.
December 14 -
The dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the creation of a fintech charter gives the agency more time to refine its policy, but the court ruling may set up future legal challenges.
December 14 -
A measure passed by the city council, which still needs final approval, would require banks that want city contracts to disclose whether they set individual or branch-level sales requirements. It comes in response to the Wells Fargo fake account scandal.
December 14 -
The holding company structure makes sense for large banks with complex business models and small banks looking to bulk up through acquisitions. But for a large swath of banks in the middle, the benefits are harder to spot.
December 14 -
Discover cardholders and Discover Bank members who own an iPhone X can now use Face ID biometrics to sign onto the Discover mobile app.
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