Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Bank technologists see the potential for AI in lending, money laundering detection, fraud and other areas. Regulators and bank executives insist on “explainability.”
January 1 -
From the end of overdraft fees to the rise of banks that watch their customers' every move, there are several new banking trends on the horizon in 2019.
January 1 -
Several fintechs are testing apps that let customers gain more say over how third parties use their data — and hope to one day be able to give them the power to revoke access to it entirely.
January 1 -
Bank OZK's George Gleason, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, needs to rein in the Arkansas bank's commercial real estate exposure to placate nervous investors.
December 31 -
Spirit Community Bank is the 15th bank to get the agency's approval this year. That list also includes Community Bank of the Carolinas, which was approved in early December.
December 31 -
A Colorado businessman's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the bank from using the name “Erica” has been denied. The overall case could still go to trial, but skeptical comments by the judge suggest BofA will likely prevail.
December 31 -
The Massachusetts progressive said in a New Year's Eve email and video message to supporters that she’s launching an exploratory committee for a 2020 bid, which could give her an early edge in fundraising among several potential rivals for the Democratic Party nomination.
December 31 -
The U.S. fintech hopes its service will help encourage financial inclusion in Mexico, where 65 percent of the population is in the informal economy.
December 31 -
The year saw anxiety over how banks would respond to record consumer debt, disruptive glitches at TD Bank and SunTrust, ongoing scandal at Wells Fargo, and much, much more.
December 30 -
James McLemore, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, has more energy loans to purge and must exit the Small Business Lending fund and a BSA-related enforcement action.
December 30 -
Both sides acknowledge where expectations haven't been met, and are feeling the same market pressures to adapt faster.
December 28 -
Both sides acknowledge where expectations haven't been met, and are feeling the same market pressures to adapt faster.
December 28 -
The branch closures will reduce overhead by an estimated $1.9 million a year.
December 28 -
JPMorgan Chase’s planned expansion into more than a dozen new markets threatens community banks and larger institutions alike.
December 28 -
HarborOne Bancorp — led by James Blake, one of our five community bankers to watch in 2019 — is a former credit union that recently made its first bank acquisition and has Boston and other markets in its sights.
December 27 -
Through a unique partnership, Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union offers DMV services at two of its locations. So far the results have showcased the power of technology.
December 27 -
The pressure is on CEO Christopher Myers, one of our community bankers to watch, to make the most of CVB Financial's biggest acquisition to date.
December 26 -
Investors are spooked by banks' exposure to oil and other sectors threatened by a global slowdown as well as by policy uncertainties, but banks argue credit quality is strong and recession fears are exaggerated.
December 26 -
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based credit union purchased the facility from Atlantic Coast Bank for $2.2 million.
December 26 -
Credit unions are having a positive impact by doing everything from shredding thousands of pounds of paper to building their 492nd home for a family.
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