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Expanding the Farm Credit System won’t help rural America

01/15/19

A recent proposal to allow the government-sponsored enterprise to offer more credit in agricultural regions is deeply flawed.

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Strong commercial lending offsets margin pressure at First Republic

01/15/19

The San Francisco company's quarterly earnings also reflected higher wealth management revenue.

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JPM disappoints; banks brace for Maxine Waters

01/15/19

The bank missed expectations although profit rose 67%; with the California Democrat leading the House Financial Services Committee, deregulation could slow.

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JPMorgan misses on revenue, earnings; echoes Citi in trading slump

01/15/19

The bank, which plans to host an investor day next month, didn’t provide any annual targets for 2019. The company said it expects net interest income to be little changed in the first quarter.

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'The crisis is overstated': United Income's Fellowes on retirement

01/15/19

Amercans are living longer yet retiring earlier and saving less, says Matt Fellowes, CEO and founder of United Income. But there's no need to panic.

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Huntington building AI into digital advice tools

01/14/19

Its savings, budgeting, spending and goal-setting tools, combined with artificial intelligence to add smart insights and advice, are a good example of how regional banks are trying to distinguish their mobile products from those of bigger banks with larger tech budgets.

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PNC to buy broker-dealer Ambassador Financial Group

01/14/19

The Pittsburgh-based PNC said Monday that it would buy the Allentown-based firm that provides balance sheet management, investment banking and capital markets services to financial institutions.

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First Hawaiian recording 4Q charge after restructuring balance sheet

01/14/19

The company, which has yet to report quarterly earnings, said the moves will turn a profit over time.

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Citigroup's big challenge for 2019

01/14/19

CEO Michael Corbat will need to lean heavily on credit cards and other consumer business lines, and keep driving down costs, to offset weaknesses in capital markets.

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Basel Committee releases new capital standard for market risk

01/14/19

The revised recommendations are one of the last remaining pieces left to finish in the Basel III capital accords.

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