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Household delinquencies are on the rise. Should bankers be worried?

01/08/19

More consumers fell behind on their loans in the third quarter of 2018, even as average wages rose and the unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low.

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Government shutdown grinds SBA lending to halt

01/08/19

The agency is unable to process loan applications and faces a daunting backlog once Washington returns to work.

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How credit card issuers can help curb gun violence

01/08/19

Issuers should take seriously critics’ claims they need to more closely monitor the sale of guns, before policymakers force the issue.

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Amboy's chairman and CEO dies unexpectedly

01/08/19

George Scharpf had been the New Jersey bank's leader since 1981.

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Deutsche Bank is said to plan cutting bonuses by about 10%

01/08/19

Deutsche Bank's management board plans to cut the bonus pool by around 10 percent as the German lender juggles cost pressures while trying to retain key employees, according to people familiar with the matter.

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HSBC reveals gender pay gap for U.K. employees widened to 61%

01/08/19

Pay for female staff at HSBC's U.K. business fell further behind male colleagues' in the last year, according to new figures from the London-based bank.

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Trump sends Calabria's nomination as FHFA director to the Senate

01/08/19

The White House has officially nominated Mark Calabria as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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Could Ripple's XRP replace correspondent banks? This bank says yes

01/08/19

Despite controversy surrounding Ripple’s digital token, one bank is pushing forward to use it in cross-border payments.

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Fed board nominee Nellie Liang withdraws from consideration

01/08/19

Former Federal Reserve economist Nellie Liang withdrew from consideration for a seat on the central bank’s board of governors, the White House announced Monday.

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First Financial in Ind. to enter two states with HopFed acquisition

01/08/19

The $128 million acquisition will provide First Financial with its first branches in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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