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Umpqua to roll out Tinder-like app for bankers

09/13/18

The app allows customers to pick and choose the right private banker for them.

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Bremer Bank to deploy new tech to offer quick, online loans to farmers

09/13/18

Using software from Eastern Bank spinoff Numerated, Bremer Bank says it will be able to approve automated loans to farmers within a minute.

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‘It’s not just about money’: How banks can attract young coders

09/13/18

Capco consultants Guido Tamburini and Nic Parmaksizian share ideas for recruiting top developers, designers and other young talent, and how to keep them happy.

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Firm accused of scamming 9/11 responders, NFL players escapes lawsuit

09/12/18

The N.J. firm, which made loans to Sept. 11 first responders and pro football players diagnosed with brain injuries, was accused of usury. But a judge threw out the case, ruling that the New York attorney general lacks jurisdiction.

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Building from strength: Inside cities' battle against blight

09/12/18

What does it take to combat vacancy in neighborhoods where it's taken hold? A look into one neighborhood in Baltimore that has bucked the trend, and the approach that city planners use to reinvest in blighted communities.

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Citigroup says lower taxes, job cuts will boost profitability

09/12/18

The bank raised its forecasts for profitability and expense reductions, facing down skeptics who have doubted the firm can achieve its financial targets.

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FSOC to detail new approach to nonbank supervision: Treasury official

09/12/18

Dodd-Frank authorized the council to designate specific nonbanks for tougher supervision, but the Trump administration has signaled support for "activities-based" designations.

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Bernanke says 2008 crisis didn't cause era of populist politics

09/12/18

The surge in populist politics that helped fuel President Donald Trump's victory and the rise of progressives on the left wasn't triggered by U.S. policy makers response to the 2008 financial crisis, said former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

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FSOC removes Zions' systemic risk label

09/12/18

The interagency council voted in favor of the bank's application to remove its designation, though the practical effect of the decision is muted by the regulatory relief law passed this spring.

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State regulators renew push to block OCC's fintech charter

09/12/18

State regulators said Wednesday they will refile a lawsuit against the OCC, attempting to block the agency's new federal bank charter for fintechs.

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