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The deal for the San Diego company would be PNC's second nonbank acquisition in less than a month.
December 20 -
The leaders of both national credit union trade associations praised lawmakers for maintain the movement’s tax-exempt status in the final version of a controversial tax reform bill.
December 20 -
The tax reform legislation approved by Congress on Wednesday and expected to be signed by President Trump soon is mostly good news for banks, but many will have to take big charges in the fourth quarter as a result.
December 20 -
Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said in a press conference Wednesday morning that there is a place in the banking world for some kind of fintech charter, though the exact parameters of such a charter are still unclear and have to be worked out.
December 20 -
The credit bureau enraged many with its response to a massive data breach this fall, but closing the company down would ultimately harm consumers.
December 20
Consumers' Research -
Despite increasing bipartisan support to remove asset cutoffs for "systemically important financial institutions," Congress will likely settle for an asset threshold increase.
December 19 -
A new U.K. rule requiring firms to disclose their pay practices, combined with the increased attention on women's workplace issues in general, is forcing banks and other companies to be more forthcoming about what they are paying female employees.
December 19 -
The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. identified shortcomings with the living wills of Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, even as they gave them and the remainder of the eight biggest banks a pass.
December 19 -
The blockchain startup continues to pack its board with mainstream finance experts.
December 19 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday withdrew a
plan to conduct a web survey for its debt collection proposal while acting Director Mick Mulvaney reviews the rulemaking.December 19 -
Top officials at the Internal Revenue Service met with mortgage industry groups this week to discuss possible fixes to the agency’s verification system, which lenders rely on to process mortgage loans.
December 19 -
JPMorgan Chase & Co. will soon kick off a cash-back incentive for credit card customers who pay with a mobile wallet, and it doesn’t matter if the transaction is handled by its proprietary Chase Pay platform or Apple Pay, Android Pay or Samsung Pay.
December 19 -
The Fed approved an application giving Natcom Bancshares indirect control over Republic Bank, declining to take into account claims the transaction imperils the target's S corporation status.
December 19 -
This year has been very good to regional banks, bitcoin investors and several bank CEOs who pulled off big deals or successfully refined business models.
December 19 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved a $2.09 billion budget for 2018, a 3% reduction from 2017, with cuts to receivership funding and nonpermanent staff.
December 19 -
Bank of America Corp. told investment bank employees they'll soon be able to take off up to an additional six weeks in a year — with pay.
December 19 -
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Monday that an attempt to oust Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would raise "grave questions" about the constitutionality of the consumer agency.
December 19 -
The Trump administration has previously signaled that it wants to bring the Office of Financial Research under its control. Now it may have the opportunity to do so.
December 19
American Banker -
Mary Mack adds mortgage and auto units to her already large portfolio; futures price dips but volume up compared to Cboe’s first day of trading.
December 19 -
Amazon reported that the Amazon Echo Dot was the best-selling item on Amazon on Black Friday, meaning millions of households are likely to be setting up their new Echo on Christmas morning, writes Scott Hess, vice president of user experience, consulting and innovation at Fiserv.
December 19
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