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Ginnie Mae head's surprise resignation prolongs permanent leadership gap

01/09/19

Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright will leave his post on January 16 and will no longer seek confirmation to be the permanent head of the mortgage secondary market agency.

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PacWest deal for El Dorado collapses

01/09/19

Tom Meuser, the chairman of El Dorado Savings in California, said he could not get the necessary two-thirds backing from his shareholders because of recent declines in bank stock prices.

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ICBA selects first fintechs for new accelerator program

01/09/19

The 10 startups will receive initial investments, mentoring and training as part of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator.

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Wells names JPMorgan executive to lead technology operations

01/09/19

Saul Van Beurden will have oversight of both technology and information security and will report to CEO Tim Sloan.

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Fed readying capital rule for insurance firms under its watch

01/09/19

The Dodd-Frank Act gave the central bank authority to set capital requirements for insurance companies that own a federally insured bank, as well as those determined to be systemically important.

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House, Senate Dems introduce bill to encourage diversity among Fed presidents

01/09/19

The bill would require at least one gender diverse and one racially or ethnically diverse candidate to be interviewed for Fed regional bank president vacancies.

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Fintech funding reaches new high

01/09/19

Efforts to build better connections to bank customer data, trade digital currency and explore artificial intelligence for security and compliance purposes were some of the biggest draws of fundraising for U.S. startups.

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State Street is said to lay off 15% of senior managers

01/09/19

New CEO Ronald O'Hanley is pushing to reduce expenses, automate more functions and simplify the organizational structure.

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Lending preview: C&I will surge, CRE will slump in 2019

01/09/19

Consumer lending should also be a bright spot, while mortgage lending could be suppressed by rising rates and tight housing supplies.

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M&A in 2019: Banks will keep paying up for deposit-rich sellers

01/09/19

Deposit premiums for bank mergers, which topped 10% in 2018 for the first time in years, are expected to keep rising as competition for cheap funding intensifies.

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