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On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

Expanding SBA funding and providing additional Community Reinvestment Act credit could help boost female entrepreneurs.

BofA, Citi and Union Bank map out next moves in branching; MB Financial and Regions exit business lines; a dramatic reduction in regulatory actions under Trump; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Amber Baldet is exiting JPMorgan Chase to start her own venture, and another female executive is taking charge of the blockchain effort. BofA makes major progress on digital mortgages and gets gun-shy after Parkland. Plus, GM’s one-sentence dress code.

Record loan originations and strong growth in wealth assets under management more than offset a double-digit increase in expenses at the San Francisco company.

The Chicago company said its decision was largely based on intense competition, very low margins and economic changes.

Reps. Elijah Cummings and Stephen Lynch sought records related to a banker's communications with former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and the Trump campaign, and about his bank's loans to Manafort.

Investors are growing worried about lackluster loan growth this year at community banks.

The bank says its partnership with Lender Price will help streamline and simplify its home loan process.

The government is pushing up mortgage prices to dangerous levels by easing credit standards in a market where supply is low but demand is high.

TriStar Bank in Tennessee says a shortage of appraisers is slowing down its commercial real estate lending and raising the cost of appraisals. The claim has outraged appraisers, who argue that the bank is simply trying to avoid paying their fees.

Applications can now be made on the bank's app or website, but closings will still be in person. With this move, BofA joins Quicken Loans, Lenda, SoFi and others offering a mostly digital mortgage. The trend is sure to continue.

Proposal would lower capital requirements for some, raise them for others; Mulvaney says enforcement division will continue to police lending discrimination.

Following its acquisition last November of Capital Bank in North Carolina, First Horizon will fund mortgage and small-business lending in low-income areas of the Southeast and expand its vendor relationships with minority-owned firms.

According to the Reuters report, which cited unnamed sources, acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney is seeking a settlement with Wells over claims related to force-placed auto insurance and improper mortgage fees.

Loosening lending standards can actually increase the odds that banks get sued for discrimination.

The reserve bank's proposal to address banks and nonbanks that remain "too big to fail" does not include two of the largest such institutions: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

GSE reform a likely scratch from this year’s to-do list; banks’ difficulties in speaking emoji; reactions to Mick Mulvaney’s plans for the CFPB; and more.

The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based credit union serves 200,000 members with more than $2.3 billion in assets.

CFPB acting director uses the senator’s own words against her; Wall Street veteran’s addition shows the German bank is committed to U.S. investment banking.