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The Fed's development of a real-time payments systems has sparked a pointless debate about paper checks.
August 29
Nacha -
New unit will work with foreign governments; standards too soft on those without conventional paychecks.
August 29 -
Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called for the panel to hold a hearing on what he termed the danger that the Federal Reserve will meddle in the 2020 presidential election.
August 28 -
Asset Recovery Associates told borrowers that it could sue them, garnish their wages and place liens against their homes, according to a consent order by the consumer bureau.
August 28 -
The CFPB ordered Texas money transmitter Maxi to pay a $500,000 fine for allegedly deceiving consumers by saying the company is not responsible for errors made by agents.
August 28 -
Cobalt Credit Union will absorb Community Hope FCU after being approached by the National Credit Union Administration.
August 28 -
A pastor who was falsely arrested for check fraud because of errors made by Wells Fargo employees may be forced to resolve legal claims against the bank in arbitration. The case renews questions about banks' use of the process.
August 28 -
Alibaba has added Adyen as a processor, giving the Chinese e-commerce giant an added option to acquire merchants to feed its business for Chinese travelers.
August 28 -
Any time a new market opens up, fraudsters rush in to exploit it — and this is especially true of high-risk markets like gambling.
August 28 -
There are at least 250,000 software companies around the world that have the potential to become electronic payments companies, writes Infinicept's Todd M. Ablowitz.
August 28
Infinicept -
The Clearing House has been quite clear that it did not think the Federal Reserve's FedNow real-time settlement service would be necessary. But some of its executives are rethinking that stance.
August 28 -
The Treasury’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac left legacy shareholders holding the bag.
August 28
The Delaware Bay Company -
Citigroup quietly boosted its minimum wage to $15 an hour in June, joining competitors in awarding raises to rank-and-file staff.
August 28 -
Politics not considered, a spokesman said in response to Dudley’s call for the Fed to stop enabling trade war; the agency lifts a two-year hiring freeze.
August 28 -
Its approach appears to exclude retailers and small business owners––the very commercial market that would stand to benefit the most from Libra’s social mission, says HotNow's Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut.
August 28
HotNow -
Though advocates and industry are rarely aligned, they are starting to coalesce around a plan that would call for the elimination of the CFPB’s 43% debt-to-income limit as part of its qualified mortgage rule.
August 27 -
The Cincinnati bank recently expanded its renewable energy banking business to include investment banking services. Its ambitious goals demonstrate the sector’s growing appeal to regional and community banks.
August 27 -
The Independent Community Bankers of America provided seed funding for Teslar Software, which supplies community banks with a platform to manage data from different internal systems.
August 27 -
Deutsche Bank confirmed that it has tax returns requested by U.S. lawmakers seeking financial information for President Trump and his family. Whose returns are those? That's still a secret.
August 27 -
Two Michigan credit unions were sued by an individual who claimed their websites didn't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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