Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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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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A bipartisan group of House members argues that licensed, fully lawful companies are being harmed by examiners increased scrutiny of online lending.
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Payments processor Stripe will enable its clients to accept bitcoins as a payment option.
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Volunteering at nonprofits is a good place to start, high-ranking female bank executives told attendees at a recent conference. Women also need to confront barriers head on.
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Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) in Springfield, Mo., reeled in more deposits and loans from a recent branch deal compared to what it had originally forecast.
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Ally Financial Inc., the auto lender rescued by the U.S. government during the 2008 financial crisis, is helping the Treasury Department divest its stake by seeking as much as $2.7 billion in an initial public offering.
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Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has consolidated its Indiana operations after two division chiefs in the state announced their retirements.
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The Honolulu bank is collecting donations to support the Polynesian Voyaging Society's 46,000-mile, worldwide sea odyssey, which aims to raise awareness of Hawaiian heritage.
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Yadkin Financial revealed in a regulatory filing that merger talk is running rampant across the state. Yadkin agreed to merge with VantageSouth in January to create North Carolina's biggest community bank.
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The recent IRS ruling on how Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are taxed brings the U.S. in line with regulations in Canada, Australia, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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The "dream team" of bankers who set up Greenville, S.C.-based CertusBank attracted half a billion dollars from hedge funds to buy failed banks. Lately, the focus has shifted to big losses, lavish spending and payments to a consulting firm owned by top executives.
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In order foster low-cost relationships, banks should offer free digital checking accounts to new and existing customers then charge for paper notices or statements.
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The tighter lending climate in the post-recession world has created new challenges for debt collectors. But those challenges can come with opportunities as the way business is done evolves.
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An appeals court Wednesday upheld a lower court decision in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case against a collection agency.
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U.S. residential properties sold at an estimated annual pace of 5,083,241 in February, a slight decrease from the previous month but an improvement from a year ago, according to a new report. February marked the fourth consecutive month that saw sales activity fall.
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