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Highest Loan/Deposit Ratios Among Bank Holding Companies

11/11/19

Year to date Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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U.S. payments system could use an ally like Libra

11/11/19

China dominates the business. Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency could help alter the balance of power.

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Viral tweet accusing Apple Card of sexism leads to regulatory probe

11/10/19

The New York Department of Financial Services is opening a probe into Goldman Sachs' credit card practices after a viral tweet from a tech entrepreneur alleged gender discrimination in the new Apple Card's algorithms.

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Small banks resisting digital (yes, they exist) warned to wise up

11/10/19

Most consumers, even those in rural communities, have become accustomed to digital services. That's something certain community banks better face up to, panelists at the ABA conference said.

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Jerome Powell’s narrow path to second term as Fed chair

11/10/19

Unlike previous central bank chiefs, Powell’s chances of being renominated by either the current president or many of the Democratic contenders are slim.

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BB&T and SunTrust have extra incentive to close deal in '19

11/08/19

Completing the deal before the new year would let the merged company avoid an earnings hit in complying with the Current Expected Credit Loss accounting standard and give it more flexibility on capital adjustments.

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Year's 2nd-biggest merger, bank failures, small-bank layoffs: Top stories of the week

11/08/19

First Horizon, Iberiabank in year's second-biggest bank merger; bank failure in New Jersey is nation's third in a week; smaller banks take a turn swinging the ax; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Challenger bank tailors rates to encourage savings

11/08/19

HMBradley will assign interest rates according to how much customers set aside from direct deposits each month.

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Neobanks pose latest threat to prepaid card issuer Green Dot

11/08/19

Earlier this decade, a boom in low-cost prepaid cards undercut the firm's business model. Now the fiercest competition is coming from venture capital-backed startups that offer accounts with no overdraft fees.

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Need to move $1.6 billion? Bank of America has an app for that

11/08/19

This summer, an international electronics company completed a $1.6 billion payment by mobile phone, the biggest transaction ever on the bank's CashPro app, according to Bank of America.

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