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Legalizing pot may be only way to lift cloud over pot banking

06/11/19

Recent legislation zeroes in on letting financial institutions serve cannabis businesses in states where the substance is legal, but banks may stay on the sidelines if the federal ban on pot remains in place.

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First Tennessee, Capital Bank to be rebranded as First Horizon

06/11/19

The Memphis, Tenn., company said a common corporate identity for all its units made sense given a recent acquisition and its growth ambitions.

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Capital One, Discover prepping for next downturn

06/11/19

The large credit card issuers are becoming more selective about who they are extending credit to and how much they are willing to lend, their CEOs said Tuesday.

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Fidelity data-sharing hub aims to end screen scraping

06/11/19

The investment firm is launching a company called Akoya that it says will help ease the technical aspects of data sharing, as well as disputes and liability issues, for banks, fintechs and data aggregators.

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North Dakota bank taps insider as its next leader

06/11/19

Gate City Bank announced that Kevin Hanson, who has been at the bank for 36 years, will succeed Steve Swiontek as CEO next month.

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Citizens looks to poach BB&T-SunTrust talent, but should expect a fight

06/11/19

The Rhode Island company is counting on disruption from the megamerger to accelerate its Southeast expansion, according to commercial banking chief Don McCree. But BB&T’s Kelly King has a message for him: Not so fast.

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CFPB to kick off symposium series with forum on 'abusive' standard

06/11/19

The agency announced the series in April as an effort to encourage public dialogue on policy issues.

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House lawmakers introduce CECL 'stop and study' bill

06/11/19

The bipartisan House effort to delay the Current Expected Credit Loss standard comes less than a month after Republican senators introduced a similar bill.

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Brown blasts data brokers' refusal to testify to Senate banking panel

06/11/19

The top Democrat on the Banking Committee suggested the absence of data brokers at a hearing on privacy legislation was "cowardice."

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Why Uber, Grab are taking bigger steps into fintech

06/11/19

The ride-sharing heavyweights Uber and Grab built their markets by making payments seamless, and their expansion plans are similarly hooked into improving payments and other financial services.

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