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Kathy Kraninger sworn in as CFPB director

12/11/18

The Trump appointee officially took over for Mick Mulvaney as head of the agency following her Senate confirmation last week.

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Brokered deposits' bad rap is undeserved

12/11/18

The idea that deposit brokers are trying to game the deposit insurance system and could contribute to another crisis is outdated.

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Fast-growing fintech Even Financial hires JPMorgan exec

12/11/18

Nadine Murray, who had worked for JPMorgan Chase's consumer bank, will guide strategy for Even Financial. It creates APIs that are meant to make its services the digital version of branches and agents.

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Associated buying dozens of Wisconsin branches from Huntington

12/11/18

Associated will gain low-cost deposits and branches in 13 new markets after the deal closes.

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Why bank stocks are floundering; blockchain firms retrench

12/11/18

Expected weaker fundamentals, stock buybacks and higher interest rates all to blame; firms are downsizing as bitcoin prices crash.

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One fintech’s plan to free consumers from credit card debt 

12/11/18

Jason Brown explains why his company, Tally, helps consumers by paying their monthly balances, providing advice and offering a lower-rate credit line.

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How banks could fend off Amazon and Facebook

12/10/18

Nearly 60% of people thinking about switching banks would be open to banking with a big tech company if they ever get that option. Cash incentives or existing savings accounts are big factors in consumer decisions — and things that banks could keep in mind in their efforts to recruit or retain customers.

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House panel slams Equifax for breach but offers no legislative fix

12/10/18

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee concluded that last year’s massive data breach at Equifax was fully preventable, but stopped short of recommending new laws aimed at averting future hacks. Democrats called the final report a “missed opportunity.”

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Fed won't lift Wells' growth cap until deficiencies are fixed: Powell

12/10/18

The Federal Reserve Board chairman told Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a letter that the central bank is actively reviewing the bank's progress in following a February consent order.

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Students pay price in banks' marketing pacts with colleges: CFPB

12/10/18

Wells Fargo charges students nearly four times as much in fees as banks without college marketing agreements, according to an internal report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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