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CIT spruces up brand in bid for more household deposits

12/07/18

It’s still primarily a commercial bank, but the branding campaign — CIT’s first in a dozen years — is designed to appeal to the group driving its torrid deposit growth: retail savers.

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Why advisors need to fix clunky tech

12/07/18

The digital customer experience is getting better. Firms should take notice.

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‘Will software eat the world?’

12/07/18

Many digital-only robos are slowly adding human advisors.

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Blockchain hype, Mulvaney's BCFP, pot banking: Top stories of the week

12/07/18

Blockchain backers concede the hype is turning off bankers; Mulvaney's CFPB name change could cost industry millions of dollars; the one banking bill Congress might actually pass next term; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Cross River Bank secures $100M funding for fintech platform

12/07/18

The New Jersey bank is offering fintechs ways to stay compliant with consumer protection regulations.

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Citi names Chirico, Cox to run investment bank in North America

12/07/18

The structure of Citigroup's newly combined investment banking and capital markets division is becoming clearer, with the appointment John Chirico and Kevin Cox as co-heads of the business for North America.

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Why MoneyLion built an anti-bank

12/07/18

Ninety million Americans have an adversarial relationship with their finances, says Dee Choubey, CEO and founder of MoneyLion.

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Big-bank capital buffer has advantages in current market: Fed's Brainard

12/07/18

The senior central bank official signaled interest in deploying the countercyclical capital tool for the first time as corporate bond risks build.

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U.S. Bancorp letting customers have a hand in product design

12/07/18

The regional bank is working with customers to help develop and launch new products, including a small-business credit card.

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What will it take for Congress to act on a data breach?

12/07/18

Familiar recriminations and calls for legislation from lawmakers followed the massive hack of the Starwood hotel chain, but will Capitol Hill actually do anything?

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