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2019 reputation rankings: The biggest movers

06/30/19

The banking industry has some work to do to improve its overall reputation, but the good news is that most customers have positive feelings about their own banks. Here are 10 banks that made big strides.

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M&A 2019: Tech moves to center stage

06/28/19

Aside from BB&T-SunTrust, dealmaking got off to a sluggish start this year. But that may soon change, not just because of pressure to achieve scale. For many banks and credit unions, a technology-capability gap could be the determining factor.

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Can student lending lift BankMobile into the black?

06/28/19

The digital bank has grand ambitions for its new student loan refinancing platform as it looks to finally turn a profit for its parent company, Customers Bancorp.

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Mechanics Bank agrees to $9.5B CRA investment as part of Rabobank deal

06/28/19

Consumer groups applauded the California bank's announcement.

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Proposed North Carolina de novo withdraws application

06/28/19

Organizers of Community Bank of the Carolinas in Winston-Salem said that they will return capital to investors and pursue other alternatives, including buying an existing bank.

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Banks rush to boost shareholder payouts after stress test results

06/28/19

Some large banks, including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, will increase dividends and stock repurchases by double digits.

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Stress test results, BNY Mellon's digital play, bank reputations: Top stories of the week

06/28/19

Banks clear both rounds of stress tests (though two of them needed a do-over); BNY Mellon goes all-in on digital; bank industry struggles to stop slide in latest reputation survey; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Which fintechs are best positioned to handle a recession?

06/28/19

In a downturn, some fintechs, such as independent lenders, will be more vulnerable to economic forces than those working to service banks' regulatory needs.

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Another reason for bank CEOs to dislike CECL: Smaller pay raises

06/28/19

The new accounting standard for loan losses combined with an expected rule change around incentive-based compensation could hit bank chiefs in the wallet, according to a new report.

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Warren tells Dimon to stop 'exploiting' with forced arbitration

06/28/19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren blasted Jamie Dimon for reviving a policy that pushes JPMorgan Chase's credit card customers into arbitration to resolve disputes instead of the courts.

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