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Amazon, Google forays into banking seen as threat by RBC's CEO

03/12/19

Royal Bank of Canada's Dave McKay told investors on Tuesday that he's increasingly worried about the so-called FANG companies — Facebook, Amazon.com, Netflix and Google parent Alphabet — getting into banking.

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Fed’s Brainard offers glimpse of what revamped CRA could look like

03/12/19

While the OCC has led the charge on modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act, Gov. Lael Brainard gave a rundown of new ideas under discussion — from updating assessment boundaries to a comprehensive community development test.

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Building a business case for CX: How financial institutions measure ROI of experience

03/12/19

While there’s an intuitive understanding of the importance of investing in the customer experience, providing your organization with quantitative impacts on key drivers is extraordinarily helpful in creating rock solid business cases for investment.

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A simple fix to brokered-deposit battle

03/12/19

The FDIC should consider limiting its toughest restrictions on brokered deposits to problem banks.

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Forget cash, this debit card offers 'stock back'

03/12/19

The rewards card offered by the fintech Stash will let users accumulate stock of companies at which they frequently shop. The company said Tuesday that it has raised $65 million from investors and will offer the card in partnership with Green Dot.

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N.Y. AG subpoenas Deutsche Bank, Investors Bank in Trump investigation

03/12/19

The New York attorney general’s office issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank AG and Investors Bank for records relating to the financing of Trump Organization projects and an unsuccessful effort to buy the Buffalo Bills football team, The New York Times reported.

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German bank merger no sure thing; U.K. banks open shared hub

03/12/19

A Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger would face many hurdles; the mini-branch will have longer hours and cater to small companies.

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All options on table for improving Volcker Rule proposal: Regulators

03/11/19

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Jelena McWilliams acknowledged industry concerns with the proposal meant to improve how banks comply with the trading ban.

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Conference call: What is the future of housing finance?

03/11/19

American Banker and National Mortgage News are offering an exclusive discussion of how policymakers may revamp Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and what that will mean for mortgage lenders of all sizes.

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Takeaways from Trump budget: CFPB reform, FHA fees and student loans

03/11/19

The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.

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