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Payments system and community banks need FedNow

10/23/19

Congress should get behind the Fed's effort to launch a real-time payments service instead of getting in its way.

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OCC loses fintech charter case; Zuckerberg to defend Libra

10/23/19

A federal judge says the agency can’t issue national bank charters to fintechs; Facebook’s CEO will state his case at a House hearing.

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Rhode Island mutual to gain Connecticut branches via acquisition

10/22/19

Centreville Bank will pay $116 million in cash for PB Bancorp.

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Banking charter remains a long way off for fintechs after court ruling

10/22/19

A regulatory cloud still follows fintech companies following a judge's decision throwing out the Office of the Comptroller Currency’s special-purpose charter.

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House passes bill to crack down on shell companies

10/22/19

The Corporate Transparency Act would require companies to report their true owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, removing the burden of banks to collect beneficial ownership information about their clients.

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Regions set to replace core deposit system

10/22/19

The company says the upgrade will support future digital investments. It also said Tuesday that third-quarter profits climbed 8% but reported a sharp increase in criticized business loans.

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FHFA's Calabria is open to wiping out Fannie, Freddie shareholders

10/22/19

At a House hearing covering a whole host of housing finance reform topics, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator said "if the circumstances" call for eliminating investors, "we will."

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‘It’s time to be cautious’: Fifth Third CEO

10/22/19

Amid concern that an economic downturn is approaching, Greg Carmichael said that banks need to focus on credit quality and not worry about expanding their balance sheets.

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Warren steps into repo turmoil, asks Mnuchin for answers

10/22/19

The Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate warned the Treasury secretary not to use the incident as a rationale for weakening regulations.

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Zuckerberg tries to distance Facebook from Libra effort

10/22/19

With the social media giant under heavy scrutiny for its cryptocurrency plan, the company's CEO plans to tell lawmakers that the Libra Association will take the lead.

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