Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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FBC Bancshares in Conroe, Texas, has raised $13 million in a debt offering.
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Delays in foreclosures and in reimbursements to banks are buying the beleaguered Federal Housing Administration more time to build its cash reserves.
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JPMorgan Chase's leaders on Friday rebuffed questions about the widespread problems in their credit card debt collections operations and about what they are doing to fix them.
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Republic Bancorp (RBCAA) of Louisville, Ky., hopes a deal for a small thrift owned by H&R Block will help it rebuild momentum it has lost in recent years.
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Wells Fargo set another profit record in the second quarter, but analysts wonder how long the streak can continue.
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The largest U.S. bank's forecast of a steep decline in mortgage volume and continued regulatory uncertainty raised alarm bells about the whole industry. Possible growth in credit cards offered a ray of hope.
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Eliot Spitzer wants to return to New York politics, and says he's gunning for the dual chairman/CEO roles at banks including JPMorgan Chase. CEO Jamie Dimon and others responded diplomatically on Friday.
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A new survey of risk managers in financial services points to stability in the auto finance sector ahead of other lending categories.
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Bitcoin exchange Coinbase will offer instant purchases for users that supply identity information, with others having to wait four days for transactions to complete.
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Great Southern Bancorp in Springfield, Mo., is closing 11 branches in a bid to cut costs.
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Profits rose at Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., on strong fee income and cost controls.
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Wells Fargo (WFC), the largest U.S. home lender, said second-quarter profit climbed 19 percent as the company clamped down on expenses.
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JPMorgan Chase (JPM), the largest U.S. bank by assets, reported a 31 percent increase in second- quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as revenue from trading stocks and bonds climbed.
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ARVADA, Colo. Sooper CU will break ground next week on a 4,000-square-foot branch here that will allow the credit union to remodel the existing branch to better serve as its corporate office.
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RICHLAND, Wash. Gesa Credit Union has begun construction on two branches, one to replace an existing facility in Pasco, the other a new service center in Richland.
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Taylor Capital Group (TAYC) in Chicago plans to retire one-quarter of its Troubled Asset Relief Program stock that the Treasury Department auctioned to private investors last June.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is weighing whether to change Senate filibuster rules if Republicans do not allow a vote on the nominations of Richard Cordray to the CFPB and six other Obama administration appointees.
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Independent Bank (INDB) in Rockland, Mass., reported a jump in second-quarter profit as interest revenue and fee income rose.
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Republic Bancorp (RBCAA) is increasing its stake in the tax refund services business by buying the banking operations of H&R Block (HRB).
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House Republicans unveiled plans to unwind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would largely remove the government from the housing market and restructure the FHA.
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