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Community Banks with the Largest First Mortgage Portfolios

12/09/19

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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Libra: The opening act of a modern regulatory drama

12/09/19

Facebook’s stablecoin initiative has inspired countless ideas about how to put fintech under the control of federal regulators. Here are the most critical questions.

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Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan Portfolios

12/09/19

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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Sterling in Michigan suspends mortgage program

12/09/19

The company will hold off on making loans under the Advantage Loan program as it conducts an audit and implements new policies and procedures.

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Repo blowup was fueled by big banks and hedge funds, BIS Says

12/09/19

The market was upended because the largest banks hold more liquid assets in Treasuries than at the Fed, limiting their ability to supply repo funding on short notice, according to a new analysis from the Bank for International Settlements.

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Paul Volcker, former Fed chairman who inspired bank risk rule, dies at 92

12/09/19

Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who broke the back of U.S. inflation in the 1980s and three decades later led President Barack Obama’s bid to rein in the investment risk-taking of commercial banks, has died.

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Texas Capital, Independent Bank to combine in $3 billion merger

12/09/19

The deal will create a bank with nearly $50 billion in assets.

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Goldman's small world; Bitcoin’s woes go beyond price

12/09/19

The bank may extend advisory service to clients with as little as $5,000 to invest; trading of the cryptocurrency has plunged.

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Truist rising: With megamerger done, pressure on to deliver

12/09/19

Cost cutting and systems integrations are short-term priorities, but over time CEO Kelly King and his heir apparent, Bill Rogers, will have to exploit the combined BB&T-SunTrust's revenue potential and prove the biggest post-crisis merger was a good idea.

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Four big questions as CRA proposal nears official release

12/08/19

The banking industry could finally have answers soon on the degree of agreement between regulators reforming the Community Reinvestment Act, how they envision CRA zones of the future and other key matters.

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