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'Look up, there's no glass ceiling': State Street's Hannah Grove

05/25/19

Calls for getting more women into leadership positions, and strategies for achieving that, dominated the LEAD conference in New York.

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How did Donald Trump become a Florida bank's client in chief?

05/24/19

The president's big loan from, and sizable deposits with, Professional Bank in Boca Raton have raised some eyebrows. But the bank's chairman says it recruits relationship bankers from larger rivals to get just these kinds of customers.

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Taxi loan abuses part of a broader pattern in New York

05/24/19

In a state where laws are unusually favorable to high-cost business lenders, taxi drivers are not the only small-business people getting trapped in loans they can't afford to pay back. The question is, what are policymakers going to do about it?

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BB&T-SunTrust priorities, OCC's shock tactic, CECL remorse: Top stories of the week

05/24/19

Jury's out on whether BB&T-SunTrust will serve the community or Wall Street; 'we were willing to shock historical norms,' says Otting on OCC's makeover; is it too late for Congress to stop CECL?; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Time to finish reg relief for community banks

05/24/19

Regulators have taken a number of steps to implement last year’s reforms to Dodd-Frank, but there are several important items left on the to-do list.

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Trump appeals Deutsche Bank, Capital One subpoena ruling

05/24/19

President Donald Trump doubled down on his fight to stop House Democrats from getting his financial records after losing two court battles this week, filing swift appeals in both cases.

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Simple drops e-billing, and gets heat from consumers

05/24/19

The digital banking provider Simple has been part of BBVA for five years, and its reputation as an easy way to handle and transfer digital money has only grown in that time frame through the addition of faster payments and P2P services.

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JPM takes stand against opiods; Deutsche board clings to seats

05/24/19

JPMorgan tells OxyContin maker to take its business elsewhere; reelection tallies are smaller than last year’s.

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'One less Cordray disciple in the Swamp': Comments of the week

05/23/19

Readers weigh in on the role of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consider personnel changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate the viability of public banks and more.

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Should Fannie, Freddie be labeled ‘systemically important’?

05/23/19

The FHFA director’s recent comments about whether the government-sponsored enterprises should be designated as SIFIs tees up a potentially significant element of the mortgage finance debate.

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