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The change came to light Monday after West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore took a victory lap in an announcement of the financial firms it was adding to its boycott list, which doesn't include BMO.
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Federal regulators need to mandate full disclosure of total costs for international money transfers, including all exchange rate markups, and to allow nonbanks access to the Fed's payment system.
April 9
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It's a substance that literally grows on trees, and is just as compostable. But like any other proposed alternative to first-use plastic, wood comes at a premium to any issuers that want to adopt it.
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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's credit card late fee rule.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that he would like to examine the proposed acquisition on "narrower bases."
April 8 -
A new report sheds light on the lack of player protections against scams and exploitive data collection practices of video game companies.
April 8 -
In his annual letter to shareholders, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wrote that the bank has identified more than 400 use cases for artificial intelligence across marketing, fraud and risk. It has also amassed thousands of AI experts and data scientists and begun exploring deploying generative AI.
April 8 -
The case over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 late fee rule has emerged as a flashpoint in a larger debate over "judge shopping," whereby plaintiffs seek venues with judges sympathetic to their complaints.
April 8 -
To help historic restaurants facing dramatic losses when COVID struck, American Express rolled out grants to 25 needy restaurateurs. Four years later, the program is reaching twice as many establishments and the card network's investment has more than doubled.
April 8 -
Any approval of the proposed Capital One-Discover merger must come with a pro-competitive 1% interchange fee condition to benefit consumers and small businesses and challenge the dominating duopolist Visa, and a pro-community 5% deposit reinvestment condition.
April 8
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A combination of higher interest rates and increased vacancies — especially in office buildings — are leading to more apprehensions in commercial real estate.
April 8 -
The company has long been criticized for its lagging financial performance and its complexity. CEO Jane Fraser is pushing through Citigroup's most recent transformation plan, but will she succeed where her predecessors have failed?
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The Long Island bank is trying to come back from a month-long spiral that sunk its stock price some 80%.
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In a study posted weeks after it raised concerns about "junk fees," the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau noted that the amount of borrowers paying discount points doubled from 2021 to 2023, with the increase larger among consumers with lower credit scores.
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The $12.1 billion-asset DCU launched the loan platform in 2022, and has seen volume jump by close to $600 million from when talks began in 2019 to last year.
April 5 -
First Busey closes acquisition of Merchants and Manufacturers Bank; Stax co-founders launch a new credit-scoring tool; UMB's marketing chief takes on consumer banking; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
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Based on the pace of deals through late March, the banking industry is on track for the most branch sales since 2021. Buyer interest has mounted alongside the need to acquire deposits, following hits to funding bases last year.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tapped executive compensation and cannabis banking bills as bipartisan priorities that could see movement in the Senate in the "weeks and months ahead."
April 5 -
A digital-payment trend that began during the COVID pandemic is being bolstered by features such as rewards and state ID storage.
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