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CFPB Director Richard Cordray sent a letter to President Trump Monday asking him to veto a Republican resolution to nullify the bureau's arbitration rule.
October 30 -
Square has integrated several pieces of hardware and software to sell a point of sale system that goes beyond its single-screen design, incorporating many of the company's moves to attract a wider range of merchants.
October 30 -
Home equity lines could double over the next six years. Some banks are actively pursuing the consumer credit opportunity, whereas many still feel stung by the housing crisis, unimpressed by home equity’s comeback so far or fearful of nonbank competition and fraud.
October 30 -
If President Trump picks Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell as its next chair, it may represent the best of all worlds for bankers — a policymaker who will continue the central bank's monetary policy but be open to regulatory changes.
October 30 -
PNC Financial is joining the mobile wallet trend with PNC Pay, timed to capitalize on some of mobile payments’ latest innovations.
October 30 -
The OCC has terminated orders against three of Fulton's banks. The company and two other banks still have BSA-related orders.
October 30 -
Calls for less reliance on credit bureaus and Social Security numbers for verification are leading many to envision a future of identity on a distributed ledger.
October 30 -
The political pendulum appears to be swinging toward significantly lower capital requirements, but that threatens to undo the gains banks made in the wake of the financial crisis.
October 30
Peterson Institute for International Economics -
President Trump is expected to announce his Fed chair nominee this week; three deals earned JPM's boss almost $100 million.
October 30 -
It's been a decent year for banks, especially given the industry's return on assets hit a 10-year high. But there are signs it might not last. With Halloween near, here is a look at some potentially frightening developments that could keep bankers up at night.
October 29 -
It's tough to be a bank director these days, as the public and elected officials hold the board responsible for misdeeds that occur on their watch. Turnover is up, and filling the seats is more of a challenge than ever.
October 29 -
Both CUNA and NAFCU filed briefs in response to the regulator’s proposed budgets, which continue to rise despite a shrinking NCUA workforce and a contracting industry.
October 27 -
Momentum is building to replace the hard-target $50 billion asset systemic risk threshold for banks with an indicator test, but it remains unclear whether it will be enough to get Congress to act.
October 27 -
Banks are revamping and investing in new wholesale systems to solve the frustrations felt by corporate customers.
October 27 -
Many institutions have delayed planning for a big change to reserve accounting despite a belief that they should start testing systems and methodologies next year.
October 27 -
Fleetcor is diversifying its core fleet card business, adding digital gifting and expanding business payments technology and analytics.
October 27 -
Fintrax provides multi-currency digital payment processing for international shoppers, and will add Planet Payment's base of clients in nearly two dozen countries.
October 27 -
Barclays and the Justice Department, engaged in a legal battle over the suspected fraudulent sale of mortgage securities a decade ago, have revived discussions about reaching an out-of-court settlement, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
October 27 -
Since e-commerce and digital payments' inception, the state of the retail industry has been fluid, always facing new challenges and battles, writes Erik Morton, vice president of strategy and corporate development at CommerceHub.
October 27
CommerceHub -
Small banks targeted a handful of GOP senators; bank may lose more than $450 million, mainly due to its Puerto Rico auto finance unit.
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