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OCC’s Otting punches back at critics of CRA plan

01/22/20

The comptroller of the currency stood firm in defense of his agency's proposal, saying skeptics of various parts of the draft framework do not have their facts straight.

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Digit will help people pay their cellphone bills

01/22/20

Users of the challenger bank's app can automatically save money over the course of a month to cover their mobile charges.

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Warren presses big-bank CEOs on climate change policies

01/22/20

The Massachusetts senator and presidential contender sent a letter to eight of the biggest U.S. banks asking about how they assess climate-related risks to assets and how they plan to mitigate social and economic fallout.

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A plan to give CFPB’s new task force some teeth

01/22/20

The new group should look at protecting consumer data and how nonprime financial consumers are treated through new regulations.

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Gene Ludwig, Chip Mahan launch $545M fund for bank-friendly fintechs

01/22/20

Ludwig, a former regulator and CEO of Promontory Financial, and Mahan, the head of Live Oak Bancshares, say they want to back tech startups that support community banks. The ABA and ICBA are among the fund's investors.

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BMO Harris hires two execs away from rival Fifth Third

01/22/20

Eric Smith and Michael Morton have been brought on as vice chairs to help build out the Chicago bank's commercial lending arm.

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Bank CEOs push back on climate proposals; another company leaves Libra

01/22/20

Citi, Goldman chiefs say they won’t be pressured to stop financing companies based on carbon footprint; Vodafone bolts from Facebook’s digital currency project.

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Security isn't banks' only hang-up about moving to cloud

01/21/20

Liability for missteps by vendors, jurisdictional headaches tied to locations of servers and legacy technology are other potential impediments.

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FB Financial to buy Franklin Financial in $611M deal

01/21/20

The proposed merger will create a $10 billion-asset bank based in Nashville, Tenn.

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Pinnacle Bankshares in southern Virginia to buy rival lender

01/21/20

The company will pay $29 million for Virginia Bank Bankshares.

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