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GSE reform could increase costs to borrowers: CBO

08/27/18

The Congressional Budget Office has found that restructuring the mortgage market would save the government billions of dollars but may increase the cost of housing.

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Your fax machine isn’t just outdated, it’s a hacker’s delight

08/27/18

Security researchers have raised alarms about the vulnerabilities of fax machines (yes, many banks are still using them) and printers. It is the kind of threat companies tend to overlook.

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Okla. energy lender plans IPO to fund acquisitions

08/27/18

Bank 7, which aims to raise $75 million, also has extensive dealings in the hospitality industry. The company has completed two acquisitions since 2011.

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Community Banks with the Highest Returns on Average Equity

08/27/18

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Community Banks with the Highest Returns on Average Assets

08/27/18

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Risks of credit-scoring bill are overstated

08/27/18

Legislation allowing regular bill payments to count toward credit history would solve more problems than some critics fear it would create.

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BofI in Calif. to rebrand its bank, most products

08/27/18

The decision to adopt the name Axos Bank seems to put more distance between the company and its Internet roots.

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Lending rebound fades; Wells cuts jobs in mortgage unit

08/27/18

Small and midsize banks are most at risk as commercial loan volume fails to ignite; the cutbacks are partly the result of lower origination volume.

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5 ways the World Economic Forum says AI is changing banking

08/26/18

The forum, which is best known for its annual Davos economic conference, offers insights on what many get wrong about artificial intelligence and how banks should be thinking about using it.

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Comerica scrambles to address fraud in prepaid benefits program

08/26/18

The Texas bank, which partners with the U.S. Treasury to dispense federal benefits via prepaid cards, is alleged to have dropped the ball as hundreds of cardholders say their money was forwarded to fraudsters posing as them.

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