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Warren lobbying tax could hit banking industry hard

10/02/19

Large financial institutions and trade groups are among the organizations targeted in the Democrat’s latest proposal to rein in corporate influence in Washington.

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Regulators finalize rule to help community banks hold on to talent

10/02/19

The new regulation will allow more flexibility for board directors and senior managers to serve at multiple institutions.

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Metro Bank founder Hill to leave board early as stock slides

10/02/19

Metro Bank is saying goodbye to its outspoken American founder, Vernon Hill, sooner than expected after a year that saw the 10-year-old British bank's shares collapse.

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Dear banker: It ain’t easy being a regulator

10/02/19

Banks need to understand that examiners' job is to call it like they see it.

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Robots to cut 200,000 U.S. bank jobs in next decade: Study

10/02/19

Technological efficiencies will result in the biggest reduction in headcount across the U.S. banking industry in its history, with an estimated 200,000 job cuts over the next decade, Wells Fargo said in a report.

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Libra members ready to bail?; report predicts big job cuts at banks

10/02/19

Facebook calls an emergency meeting about its planned payments network; Well Fargo report says 200,000 jobs will be lost to robots and technology.

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Lifetime achievement: LeeAnne Linderman's nonstop advocacy for women in banking

10/01/19

Linderman helped build Zions Bank into a retail force and shaped the multistate retail strategy of its parent company, but she will best be remembered for opening countless doors for women and minorities.

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Cape Cod Five Cents creates co-president roles

10/01/19

Dorothy Savarese will remain the Massachusetts thrift's chairman and CEO.

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One community banker's plan to reach the underbanked

10/01/19

Julieann Thurlow says Reading Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts is well positioned to help immigrants and millennials. Technology is crucial to serving both groups, she says.

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Regulators can be the glue in bank-fintech partnerships: FDIC chief

10/01/19

Jelena McWilliams told community bankers that policymakers should be a resource for banks trying to adopt new technology.

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