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FDIC to consolidate supervision and resolution activities for large banks

06/27/19

The FDIC's new complex institution supervision and resolution division will be operational July 21.

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FB Financial wraps up mortgage refresh with correspondent channel sale

06/27/19

FB Financial is selling its correspondent lending channel to Rushmore Loan Management Services, which will complete the bank holding company's restructuring of its mortgage business.

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Regions names new heads of tech, M&A, consumer products

06/27/19

Amala Duggirala, Logan Pichel and Kate Danella are all part of the executive leadership team reporting to CEO John Turner.

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Big funds look to bypass banks; JPM looks to invest in bank tech company

06/27/19

Several large asset managers plan to meet directly with corporate clients to make loans; 10x Future Technologies promises faster and cheaper banking services.

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Lowering the bar on financial regulation is fraught with risk

06/27/19

A recent proposal by the Financial Stability Oversight Council to focus less on certain nonbank firms and more on risk activities would create unintended economic harm.

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Manulife puts AI chatbot at center of its digital challenger bank

06/27/19

Among other things, Kai, the insurance firm's AI assistant, will tell customers how to avoid the bank's monthly fee.

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OFG to buy Scotiabank's Puerto Rico operations

06/27/19

The $550 million purchase will include a branch in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Facebook's Libra will force a reckoning on crypto, privacy law

06/27/19

In the eyes of regulators, Facebook and bitcoin have a lot in common. Both challenge citizens' relationship to privacy, and both use technology in ways that current laws were unprepared for.

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Is leveraged lending a systemic risk?

06/26/19

Lending to companies with heavy debt loads is a growing business — one that many fear could lead to the next financial crisis.

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Image enhancement: How Citi is restoring its good name

06/26/19

Once a poster child for corporate wrongdoing, Citi has bolstered its reputation by taking bold stands on polarizing social issues, such as climate change and gun control, and declaring its commitment to move more women and minorities into managerial roles. Here's how it aims to do even better.

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