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Banks and Thrifts with the Most Assets

09/17/18

On Jun. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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The American dream: Is homeownership really the answer?

09/16/18

Can policymakers expand homeownership without endangering the financial system? Should they?

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Credit union will be first recreational pot banker in Mass.

09/14/18

The $506 million-asset GFA Federal Credit Union says it will begin accepting clients in the recreational marijuana business, making it the first Massachusetts financial institution to do so.

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Mark Olson served as Fed governor, PCAOB chair, community banker in 50-year career

09/14/18

Olson ran a bank founded by his father in his hometown of Fergus Falls, Minn., before a long career in Washington.

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Banks are running out of time to regain public trust

09/14/18

The industry risks losing more business to fintech startups and facing increased attacks in Washington if they can’t shore up their reputation.

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San Francisco Fed names research head as new president

09/14/18

Mary Daly succeeds John Williams, who left the bank earlier this year to run the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Hope for best, plan for worst: Security advice after Fifth Third tragedy

09/14/18

As the Cincinnati bank seeks to regroup after the fatal shootings at its headquarters, the incident underscores the need for preparedness at banks and credit unions of all sizes, workplace safety experts say.

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Is digital banking as easy as building Legos? This fintech thinks so

09/14/18

SynapseFI is engineering banking to work as digital parts that connect so easily an amateur developer could potentially build a functioning bank.

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The other housing crisis, Dimon v. Trump, small-dollar lending: Top stories of the week

09/14/18

A new, 10-part podcast series examining housing blight; JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon baits President Trump; U.S. Bank returns to small-dollar lending; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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FHFA denies rumors Watt will duck House hearing

09/14/18

The agency’s director has been under pressure to quit as he is investigated for sexual harassment allegations, but an agency spokesperson says he still plans to testify at a housing finance hearing slated for later this month.

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