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Banks and Thrifts with the Highest Noninterest Income Ratios

12/31/18

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Can AI’s ‘black box’ problem be solved?

12/31/18

Bank technologists see the potential for AI in lending, money laundering detection, fraud and other areas. Regulators and bank executives insist on “explainability.”

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Win or lose, Warren will put banking in 2020 spotlight

12/31/18

No matter how far the Massachusetts Democrat goes in the next presidential race, the financial regulatory issues that she trumpets will be front and center.

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FEMA ends halt on flood insurance policies during shutdown

12/31/18

The announcement rescinded the agency's earlier guidance issued to industry partners to suspend sales operations as a result of the current lapse in funding from Congress.

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Adopting AI isn’t without risk

12/31/18

As banks begin to use artificial intelligence in their businesses, they’ll need to consider the potential for bias as well as the impact new technologies will have on workers.

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Elizabeth Warren takes major step toward presidential run

12/31/18

The Massachusetts progressive said in a New Year's Eve email and video message to supporters that she’s launching an exploratory committee for a 2020 bid, which could give her an early edge in fundraising among several potential rivals for the Democratic Party nomination.

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Colorado raises the stakes in lawsuit against marketplace lenders

12/31/18

The state has expanded the scope of ongoing legal actions against Avant and Marlette to include several securitization trusts and trustees.

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The top stories of 2018

12/30/18

The year saw anxiety over how banks would respond to record consumer debt, disruptive glitches at TD Bank and SunTrust, ongoing scandal at Wells Fargo, and much, much more.

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Libor is going dark in 2021, and some banks aren’t ready

12/30/18

An effort to increase awareness of the transition to a new benchmark rate, and nudge banks to start preparing, is expected to intensify in 2019.

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Nearly two years into turnaround, MidSouth chief still has his hands full

12/30/18

James McLemore, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, has more energy loans to purge and must exit the Small Business Lending fund and a BSA-related enforcement action.

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