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The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed an overhaul of an Obama-era rule meant to guide local jurisdictions in how they comply with the Fair Housing Act.
January 7 -
Some banks and fintechs have already introduced pet-friendly policies in the office. Here are five reasons why it works.
January 7
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Comerica will continue to handle the U.S. Treasury’s Direct Express prepaid card program, beating out other banks for the third time since the program launched in 2008, despite a high-profile glitch in 2018 that drew lawmakers’ scrutiny.
January 7 -
Net interest margin pressure, modest loan growth and limited operating leverage could weigh on bank stocks in 2020, UBS analysts said.
January 7 -
Goldman Sachs plans to offer details into its workings to boost its stock value; while challenger banks are prospering, traditional banks still rule the roost.
January 7 -
The prospects of a potential Democratic sweep of the 2020 elections could spur regulators to quickly finalize changes to the Community Reinvestment Act.
January 6 -
Both institutions will see an expanded field of membership as a result of the charter change.
January 6 -
Amazon is starting the new year with a major payment technology deployment at more than 11,500 gas stations, providing the e-commerce giant with an added leg to its rapidly expanding payments network ranging from checkout-free stores to Whole Foods to its own planned grocery chain.
January 6 -
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters announced she will hold two hearings in January to examine a proposal to overhaul the Community Reinvestment Act.
January 6 -
Europe's PSD2 data-sharing mandate is inspiring banks such as BBVA to form unconventional alliances.
January 6 -
Several former high-level Wells Fargo executives are under criminal investigation in connection with the bank's fake-accounts scandal and could be indicted as soon as this month.
January 3 -
After declining to support the proposal drafted by the OCC and FDIC, the Federal Reserve could issue its own framework or just keep the current CRA regime.
January 3 -
JPMorgan Chase plans to block fintechs from screen scraping — obtaining usernames and passwords of customers, logging in as them, and copying and pasting their account information into a database.
January 3 -
Michael Troutman will serve as chief revenue officer at Bay Banks of Virginia, where he will advise management and the board on growth opportunities.
January 3 -
The case before the court deals mainly with a statutory clause limiting the president’s ability to fire a CFPB director. But briefs filed with the court say striking that provision does not fully solve the bureau’s constitutional problems.
January 2 -
While his focus is on organic growth in Texas and California, Curt Farmer says he would consider a deal in those states if the right one comes along.
January 2 -
The bank is leaning on its direct API relationships with the major data aggregators rather than letting third parties ask customers for usernames and passwords to access account information.
January 2 -
November's foreclosure starts hit their lowest level since Black Knight started tracking this data in 2000, while the foreclosure rate reached a 14-year low.
January 2 -
A recent study from the Federal Reserve outlines consumer habits at the point of sale and offers a preview of how things might trend in the decade ahead.
January 2 -
The FHFA’s attempt to move some of its balance sheet into the private sector could leave investors with greater liabilities than they were initially told.
January 2
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