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California has a pending law that would hold banks liable for three times the amount of a loss if they had reason to suspect financial exploitation of an older customer and did nothing about it.
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The banking giant's sale of the non-agency, third-party portion of its commercial servicing business will boost the buyer's position in the securitized market.
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With over 25 years of dynamic leadership, Jagadish Kundu has been at the forefront of revolutionizing the insurance and financial services industry. From building domain solutions to driving digital transformation, his visionary approach has reshaped the landscape. Jagadish's achievements include pioneering the establishment of an insurance delivery center, managing a P&L and advising CXOs while leading a 2000-strong IT delivery team. As the global head, Jagadish has previously overseen a strategic business unit focused on implementation of COTS products in insurance & retirements industry and managed a $220 million USD global P&L. His expertise spans product development, product implementation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like GenAI and data analytics.
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The new president will shape the direction of banking policy, but because financial regulators are more insulated from politics than many other areas, that transition will be gradual.
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Shan Hanes, the former leader of Heartland Tri-State Bank, previously pleaded guilty to embezzling tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme that caused the Kansas bank's failure.
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Jennifer Fredericks is president of Women in Public Finance. Jennifer leads municipal bond and public finance discussions on fixed-income data and analytics provider, SOLVE.
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Banks are boosting their use of new machine learning to improve security risk, but securing international transactions presents a different set of challenges.
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Agibank, a closely held Brazilian financial-technology firm, tripled its profit during the first half of the year while expanding its credit portfolio as default rates dropped.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has moved to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports, but its analysis relies on a sliver of consumer data from more than a decade ago.
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Christopher Joles is the chief credit risk officer at Planet Home Lending
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