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Outdated policies frustrate banks' deposit-gathering efforts

11/01/19

Panelists at the ABA's annual conference said that reviewing and updating procedures and marketing tactics can help bring in more accounts.

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Q2 buys PrecisionLender for $510 million

11/01/19

PrecisionLender, the digital banking software vendor's largest acquisition to date, sells sales coaching software.

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Fintech will reshape how entrepreneurs seek loans

11/01/19

The more things change in small-business lending, the more they stay the same, going back as far as 3,000 years. But in this book excerpt, Karen Mills, former head of the Small Business Administration, predicts momentous changes ahead.

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Scharf signals ‘sense of urgency’ at Wells; Europe weighs new AML agency

11/01/19

CEO tells employees he wants them to be 'impatient' in fixing the bank’s woes; the new independent body would police banks’ compliance with AML regulations.

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Hilltop discloses material weakness tied to its loan-loss allowance

11/01/19

The Dallas company said it should be able to avoid restating past financial results. Hilltop also reported higher quarterly earnings boosted by a increase in mortgage activity.

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'Enough with the scare tactics': Comments of the week

10/31/19

Readers react to Sen. Warren's plan to weed out Washington corruption, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress, restricting the Federal Reserve's proposed real-time payments system and more.

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Mobile investments give banks a small-business trust bump

10/31/19

Taking a page from fintech competitors, banks have worked to enrich the small-business app experience.

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SVB Financial's big bet on China

10/31/19

The parent of Silicon Valley Bank is as bullish as Citi on the growth potential in China, despite the trade war. SVB's focus on early-stage startups is boosting its profits from Asia.

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Capital One subpoenaed by N.Y., feds over taxi loans

10/31/19

The McLean, Va.-based company is under law enforcement scrutiny for loans that helped propel a boom and bust in the taxi medallion market in New York City.

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What helped Cullen/Frost expand its 3Q margin

10/31/19

The San Antonio company said it withstood rate pressures because it has been ahead of the game in deposit pricing over the last two years.

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