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The President's Work Group on Digital Assets released a report calling for changes to the central bank's master account policies. The reforms could make it easier for digital asset groups to access the federal payments system.
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The data shows a sharp uptick in credit union acquisitions of banks, drawing the ire of community bankers as they lobby for credit union taxes.
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Amy is the chief people officer for Lucet. She leads a team of HR professionals and provides business partnerships to drive people strategy, talent acquisition and management, learning and engagement, and total rewards. She is also an executive sponsor of the Lucet Impact & Responsibility Council.
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The Federal Reserve governor's term was set to expire in January and President Donald Trump has made it clear that she would not be reappointed. The vacancy will give Trump an opportunity to appoint someone new to the central bank's board.
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Direct-to-consumer earned wage access provider EarnIn is rolling out Live Pay, a service that "streams" consumers' paychecks via a Visa card. It's a model banks could replicate.
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Deal for Clay County Savings Bank leaves Verimore Bank primed to add market share in a fast-growing Kansas City neighborhood
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Columbus-based Northwest Bancshares finalized its acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp; Barclays becomes the second U.K.-based bank to leave the Zero Banking Alliance; BankUnited announces the appointment of Michael Mitchell as executive vice president, director of branch banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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First Foundation is in transformation mode, after a capital infusion and new management gave it some power to remix its challenged balance sheet. But the bank just took its third quarterly loss out of the last four quarters.
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