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Prosperity to buy LegacyTexas Bank for $2.1 billion

06/17/19

The deal, among the four biggest bank acquisitions announced this year, would make Prosperity the second-largest bank based in Texas.

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Discover eliminates fees on checking, savings accounts

06/17/19

The move figures to generate more low-cost funding for the firm’s consumer lending businesses without sacrificing substantial revenue.

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Buttigieg worries tech may add racial bias to credit decisions

06/17/19

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said the way credit scoring is done in the U.S. is fraught with inequality and he's worried the process may get worse with systems based on artificial intelligence.

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Cross River poaches execs from student refinancing firm Laurel Road

06/17/19

The execs were hired for their focus on loan origination, portfolio management and securitization.

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Fed essential to ensuring equal access in real-time payments

06/17/19

Public-sector development of a speedier settlement service, to operate alongside the one being developed by The Clearing House, is crucial for seeing that institutions of all sizes are able to take advantage of this technology.

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Goldman plans revamp; Banks deal with climate change

06/17/19

The bank is looking to combine several units that invest in income-producing assets; increased scrutiny has led banks to address the risks of climate change.

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Beyond 'Truist': A brief history of unusual bank brands

06/16/19

"Truist" was roundly mocked when it was unveiled as the name of the merging BB&T and SunTrust, but it’s hardly the first bank moniker to elicit a "huh?" from critics.

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Google and PayPal explored OCC’s fintech charter, then walked away

06/16/19

Dozens of companies, including Google and PayPal, met with OCC officials last year in part to discuss obtaining a new fintech charter, but many ultimately decided not to pursue it, according to sources. Here's why.

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CU consortium to forgive student loans under CFPB order

06/14/19

Student CU Connect CUSO, which had made high-risk loans to students of the now-bankrupt ITT Technical Institute, agreed to a settlement resulting in an estimated $168 million of loan forgiveness.

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Truist's rough landing, BB&T-SunTrust opportunist, AML cheat sheet: Top stories of the week

06/14/19

Hard sell ahead for BB&T-SunTrust as ‘Truist’ lands with a thud; Citizens looks to poach BB&T-SunTrust talent; what the Senate AML bill means for banks; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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