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The Champaign, Illinois-based bank said Jeffrey Jones stepped down from his post days before it could close its acquisition of CrossFirst Bankshares. Jones' exit was not deal related, Busey said.
February 25 -
Much of the conversation about artificial intelligence in banking focuses on compliance. But we should seriously consider the potential AI-powered regulation could have to deliver more adaptive and responsive oversight.
February 25
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Donna Ferrato stopped paying her mortgage more than 15 years ago, yet she's still living in her Manhattan condo. Her case is part of a broader power struggle between mortgage lenders and homeowners in New York state.
February 25 -
Murray L. Harber is a human performance and employer health professional with over 30 years of experience. He is an entrepreneur, speaker, and writer passionate about improving health and well-being for individuals and within employers. He is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Business Group on Health. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he was awarded the Ben A. Plotnicki Award for dedication in the field.
February 24 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and SoLo Funds, a small-loan fintech, mutually dismissed a case regarding loan cost disclosures and state licensing.
February 24 -
The ABA, BPI and SIFMA are among the groups asking Sacks to make it easier for banks to engage in crypto-related activity.
February 24 -
Community Bankshares has launched a unit that is originating Small Business Administration 7(a) loans for itself and aims to service them for other small lenders around the country.
February 24 -
Lazarus Group, hackers based in North Korea, tricked Bybit CEO Ben Zhou into approving a transfer of 400,000 ethereum tokens from his company's cold wallet.
February 24 -
The state legislature has passed a bill that would remove exceptions to a 12% interest rate cap that would make many alternative forms of lending infeasible. It sits on the governor's desk, awaiting signature.
February 24 -
Lakesha Williams is a wealth strategist, financial literacy advocate and chief empowerment officer at financial education platform
Dear Lakesha .Equipped with an MBA and more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry and specializing in wealth management, she is on a mission to empower and educate women seeking financial freedom and security.
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