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Libor is ending. We aren't ready

09/11/19

The most widely-referenced interest rate benchmark will cease to function after 2021, and the financial system is still coming to grips with that complicated reality.

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Stress detector, employee sidekick, fraud fighter: AI's new uses

09/11/19

Credit decisions were a natural place to start with artificial intelligence, but now banks and credit unions are taking the technology to all parts of their businesses.

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Why BOK Financial gave its robo adviser human backup

09/11/19

In addition to launching an automated investing app, the bank created a dedicated adviser unit to provide personal service to customers when they need it.

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Southwestern Virginia banks announce merger

09/11/19

First Community Bankshares will buy Highlands Bankshares for $91 million.

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Farm foreclosures rise as trade war drags on

09/11/19

Banks are taking back more farmland through foreclosure than at any point in the past three years as low crop prices, epic flooding and the Trump administration’s trade spat with China have left many farmers struggling to pay their debts.

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Pioneer in N.Y. issues warning on potential client fraud

09/11/19

The company says its exposure involves a participation loan to a business customer for which it was the originator.

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Community bank rethinks wisdom of branch closings

09/11/19

Academy Bank in Kansas City, Mo., which shuttered nearly a quarter of its branches between 2015 and 2018, is now in expansion mode. Its CEO explains his renewed affinity for brick and mortar.

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FHFA's Calabria details next steps on GSE reform

09/11/19

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac suggested that a finalized capital framework for the two mortgage giants could be published by the end of the year.

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PNC not interested in bank acquisitions, CEO says

09/11/19

The Pittsburgh company is sticking with its plan to grow though expanded lending and branch openings in new markets, William Demchak told investors and analysts Wednesday.

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House passes five bipartisan financial services bills

09/11/19

The legislation takes aim at third-party bank service vendors, the backlog of FHA appraisals, rural housing assistance and other issues where there is broad agreement.

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