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Top financial executives met Thursday to discuss how their industry can innovate, but most of the discussion focused on a more defensive topic: what banks and the government need to do to stave off mounting cybersecurity threats.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sued Visa Inc. for allegedly conspiring to fix credit card transaction fees, according to a complaint filed March 25 in federal court in Fayetteville, Ark., the latest salvo in multi-year litigation fight between retailers and card companies.
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A former loan officer at Colorado East Bank & Trust in Lamar, Colo., has admitted to his role in a $1.2 million fraud scheme.
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Los Angeles banker Maria Contreras-Sweet has been confirmed as the new head of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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FirstBank in Lexington, Tenn., is expanding its operations in Alabama by opening a Huntsville branch.
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has pumped $117 million into its U.S. bank to fund the purchase of online banking startup Simple.
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Mortgages at the nation's largest financial institutions continued to improve for the fifth consecutive quarter at the end of last year, an indication that 2013 was a steadier year for mortgage portfolios than the quakes seen following the housing crisis.
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Five banking executives, led by Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs and Richard Davis of U.S. Bancorp, made a career website's list of the most popular CEOs among employees.
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Carol Galante has a challenge: Spur lenders to take more care when originating Federal Housing Administration loans, without scaring them away or causing them to hike pricing to cover the additional risk.
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Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Carol Galante explains why she's encouraged lenders are lowering minimum credit scores, how manual underwriting can help overlooked borrowers and why the agency's volume is headed.
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