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FHA revises proposed mortgage lender certification

08/15/19

The Federal Housing Administration updated its lender certification proposal originally issued this past May, as it looks to ease industry concerns on False Claims Act enforcement.

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Fed names leader for development of real-time payment system

08/15/19

Kenneth Montgomery, a top executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will head the push to make faster payments available across the industry in the next four to five years.

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CFPB, Arkansas order broker to pay $2.7M in pension scam

08/15/19

The broker and the companies he operated allegedly induced veterans to hand over their federal benefits in violation of the law.

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Democrats reiterate concerns about head of CFPB innovation office

08/15/19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three House members are seeking more details about Paul Watkins' past work with an organization the Southern Poverty Law Center says is an anti-LGBTQ hate group.

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Unfazed by Capital One breach, KeyBank begins migration to cloud

08/15/19

The bank is moving a large analytics program and a massive amount of data into Google's public cloud, which its tech chief says is more efficient, secure and better able to handle spikes in demand.

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Lender risk from CFPB underwriting rule tested in Ohio case

08/15/19

The industry has long worried that the ability-to-repay rule gives borrowers an avenue to fight foreclosure, but one plaintiff’s experience may discourage others from trying.

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Nonbank players are ready for CECL — are banks?

08/15/19

The accounting standard is coming regardless of a delay. It will bring some nonbank lenders to the forefront of banking competition.

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Capital One hacker’s other targets; yield curve inversion slaps banks

08/15/19

The former Amazon employee got info from 30 other entities, prosecutors say; another bad day for bank stocks, with 3% losses typical.

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United Financial could've sold for a lot more money, filing shows

08/14/19

People’s United offered 30% more in the summer of 2018 for United Financial than it agreed to pay in a deal announced last month. What followed the initial talks is a textbook lesson in the impact of indecision and the unexpected in bank M&A.

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HSBC USA launches digital lending platform, admits to playing catch-up

08/14/19

The LendingClubs and SoFis of the world have a big head start, but HSBC's U.S. unit says its partnership with the fintech Avant will help it close the gap in online personal loans.

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