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LNB Bancorp in Lorain, Ohio, has retired a large chunk of its bailout money by offering its owners common stock.
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Several housing groups are urging lawmakers to stop using certain fee increases at government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offset unrelated spending.
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Banks are going to have to work harder next year if they want to continue to pass the Federal Reserve Board's annual stress test exercise.
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Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, all but begged lawmakers on Tuesday to begin the process of reforming the nation's housing finance system, saying Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been in conservatorship for far too long.
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The Senate Banking Committee continued to debate possible housing finance reform strategies at a hearing on Tuesday, including what kind of leadership is needed at FHFA.
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About a month after declaring dissatisfaction with Visa or MasterCard's options for a common code to allow routing options for EMV debit transactions, regional debit networks have chosen to work with Discover Financial Services.
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The fragile Bitcoin economy will change drastically as companies scramble to obtain the proper licensing in response to guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which categorizes administrators and exchangers of virtual currencies as money services businesses.
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The European banks that own Visa Europe are reportedly considering selling the entity to U.S.-based Visa Inc. to clear the way for an eventual rival system in Europe.
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Instead of its just releasing out-of-court agreements on request, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has devoted an area of its website for posting settlement documents that will be updated regularly.
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The Federal Reserve Board has taken action against a Midwest banking company.
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