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GreenSky teaming with Amex to offer home improvement loans

03/05/19

The Atlanta company, which reported fourth-quarter results Tuesday, will test the partnership in five cities as part of an ongoing effort to add new sources of revenue.

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JPMorgan ends financing of private prisons after criticism

03/05/19

The biggest U.S. bank says it will break off its relationship with the private-prison industry after deciding it's too risky.

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Top post at Stearns Bank passes from father to daughter

03/05/19

Kelly Skalicky has succeeded her father as CEO of the Minnesota bank.

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Dems urge CFPB to reinstate military lending exams

03/05/19

Senate Democrats are pushing the CFPB to resume examinations under the Military Lending Act, according to a letter sent to the agency's director on Tuesday.

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First Defiance in Ohio hires outsider to run its bank

03/05/19

Vince Liuzzi previously served as chief banking officer at DNB First in Pennsylvania.

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Facebook veteran: Banks have big AML blind spot

03/05/19

Criminals are inventing new ways to hide dirty money amid transactions for digital goods bought and sold on everything from Amazon to game-app sites. Banks need to wake up to the threat, says Ben Duranske, Facebook Payments' former compliance chief.

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Banc of California hires CEO with specialty lending, M&A experience

03/05/19

Jared Wolff, a former PacWest executive, had been the general counsel at City National Bank.

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UMB to buy corporate trust business in Iowa

03/05/19

The company will open its first office in Iowa after buying the business from Bankers Trust.

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Organizers planning new bank in the Florida Keys

03/05/19

Gulf Atlantic Bank would be the eighth bank in the market, and just the second with local ownership.

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Big tech’s blockchain projects haven’t disrupted banks — yet

03/05/19

Tech giants have been experimenting with blockchain technologies for years, and while they haven’t displaced banks, there’s still cause for concern.

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