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The CFPB and others believe alternative data could provide more credit to the unbanked. Small banks and credit unions, however, have lingering concerns about breaking from traditional underwriting.

NAFCU's 50th Annual Meeting in Hawaii closed with motivational calls for action, informative break-out sessions and a performance from a rock n' roll legend.

In 1981, a Louisiana banker sarcastically offered advice to a money market fund chasing deposits in his market, presaging today’s battles over nonbanks encroaching on banks' turf.

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Bank, former executives said to have used Qatar money to avoid financial crisis bailout; Senator wants the Fed to use its power to oust board members over fake accounts scandal.

Next month, credit bureaus will have to drop information about tax liens and civil judgments from credit scores unless they can independently verify the data. Eva Wolkowitz of the Center for Financial Services Innovation and Sarah Davies of VantageScore discuss.

Mobile ATMs are generally more secure than card-based machines, but still require more security than more traditional digital transactions, writes Sam Shawki, founder and CEO of MagicCube.

Michael Blume oversaw the controversial effort to crack down on consumer fraud by pressuring banks to cut off certain merchants’ access to the U.S. payment system.

Celebrating new facilities, making donations to life-saving causes, giving youngsters the keys to success and much more.

The CFPB and others believe alternative data could provide more credit to the unbanked. Small banks and credit unions, however, have lingering concerns about breaking from traditional underwriting.

The chatbot at DBS’s digital bank in India handles most customer service questions but can also sense when it is time to hand something off to a real person.

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Microsoft and Accenture have unveiled a blockchain-based digital-identification system in connection with the ID2020 international initiative.

Tim Welsh will succeed Kent Stone, who is retiring. In his new role, Welsh will oversee the bank’s overall consumer and small-business strategy, as well as digital activities.

Online retailers are investing in physical stores to build stronger customer relationships, but banks are reducing their footprints and ignoring opportunities to make customers happy.

The offering would be a big milestone for Byline Bancorp, which was recapitalized in 2013 by a group led by former Banco Popular North America CEO Roberto Herencia.

Beacon Community Bank seeks to become the first new bank in South Carolina in roughly a decade.

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James Clinger is currently general counsel to the House finance panel; CFPB director refutes House panel claims he didn’t do his job in Wells Fargo investigation.

The $13.7 billion acquisition could have significant implications for swipe-fee revenue and other grocers' in-store branches. It also raises the question of whether the Seattle e-commerce goliath will soon set its sights on the financial services industry.