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Equifax, FICO join forces to give banks one-stop analytics product

03/27/19

The new cloud-based solution is intended to help financial institutions make quicker credit decisions by integrating consumers’ histories with advanced software.

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FHFA allowed GSEs to circumvent cap on executive salaries: IG

03/27/19

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, by allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to split the CEO and president positions, let the companies dodge a congressionally mandated salary cap, the regulator's inspector general said.

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California lawmaker considers statewide CFPB

03/27/19

Assemblywoman Monique Limon is in the “early stages” of exploring how to create a state-level Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as part of a broader push for more consumer protection for state residents.

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Trump directs Treasury, HUD to develop GSE reform plan

03/27/19

As lawmakers discuss reform legislation, the president’s memo calls on agencies to draft both administrative and legislative reform options and deliver their reports “as soon as practicable.”

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Will GSE reform hurt small lenders? Senators weigh in

03/27/19

Senators dove into how to ensure housing finance reform serves lenders of all sizes, just as the Trump administration moved closer to crafting its own GSE plan.

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SigFig makes digital advice the centerpiece of new platform

03/27/19

The system is designed to help banks deliver more personalized financial advice and is meant as a challenge to traditional bank technology vendors.

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Crapo presses banks to keep serving 'politically disfavored' industries

03/27/19

Letters to eight bank CEOs from the Idaho senator were a rebuttal to calls by some Democrats for financial institutions to cut ties with firearms manufacturers, prison companies and others.

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Conference Call: The Future of Housing Finance

03/27/19

American Banker's Rob Blackwell and Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg discuss Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the future of housing finance

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Fannie Mae makes it official: Frater is CEO

03/27/19

Hugh Frater loses the "interim" title, taking full control of the government-sponsored enterprise as Congress begins debating (again) the future of Fannie as well as Freddie Mac.

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'Customers are overbanked and underserved': Umpqua strategy chief

03/27/19

As banks push customers to digital channels, they are losing opportunities to help and connect with consumers, according to Rilla Delorier, an executive vice president at the Oregon bank.

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