Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Square is committed to its diversification strategy, furthering its transformation from a simple mobile point of sale provider to a company that also handles small-business loans, marketing and e-commerce.
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Commercial firms' appetite for loans fell in November, though bankers have mixed views on why demand decreased. Meanwhile, financial institutions are managing to reduce deposit rates, which should help margins over the long run.
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Ocwen Financial, operating under a settlement with New York's banking regulator that restricts its servicing portfolio acquisitions, is looking at its old private-label mortgage securities as a new profit center.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a notice this week in the Federal Register to collect comments on its request for approval of a consumer response intake form under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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WashingtonFirst Bankshares in Reston, Va., has raised $20 million through a private placement.
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First NBC Bank Holding in New Orleans has agreed to buy State Investors Bancorp in New Orleans.
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As payments providers shore up their security, using tokenization on top of biometrics on top of encryption, will there be a need for merchants to manage fraud on a per-transaction basis?
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When you are a company that started out 125 years ago as National Cash Register, you've had to reinvent yourself a few times.
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The $2 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that it sold common stock to unnamed accredited investors for $10.56 a share.
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Whether corporate leaders should have a certain look is a controversial and sometimes awkward topic, but many companies and executive coaches are willing to help corporate climbers polish their appearance, stage presence and speaking style.
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HF Financial in Sioux Falls, S.D., is scaling back its in-store branch branches due to increased demand for online banking and the advice-oriented offerings at full-service branches.
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The City of New York intends to develop mobile payment options for those paying fines for parking violations.
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Ironhorse Financial Group in Muskogee, Okla., has agreed to acquire Benefit Financial Group in Fort Smith, Ark.
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Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., disclosed that another one of its banks has been hit with a consent order tied to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance.
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Community banks go against their own interests when they oppose regulations that mainly affect big banks and leave smaller institutions unscathed.
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A nonprofit behavioral health provider in New Mexico submitted more than $4 million in overbillings, according to an audit conducted for New Mexico's Human Services Department, which included a case-by-case review of 150 reimbursement claims.
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Tompkins Financial in Ithaca, N.Y., will soon have a new leader for its Bank of Castile.
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Investors have been waiting for George Martinez to take Allegiance Bancshares public, and 2015 was expected to be the year. But a slide in oil prices might complicate the prospects. Still, with an acquisition to integrate and a team that produces 20% annual loan growth, he is looking forward to the coming year.
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