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How to tell if you're banking a pot business

08/24/18

Many financial institutions are unaware that they're banking marijuana-related businesses, pot bankers and regtech experts say.

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Chase Bank hit with downgrade over jumbo mortgage underwriting, fintech gaps

08/24/18

Moody's Investors Service downgraded JPMorgan Chase's prime jumbo mortgage originator assessment to its second-highest rating, citing the bank's growing reliance on correspondents with delegated underwriting authority and shortcomings in its technology infrastructure.

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Wells Fargo to cut over 600 mortgage employees on lower volume

08/24/18

Wells Fargo & Co. is cutting 638 mortgage employees as the nation’s largest home lender contends with a slowdown in the business.

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KeyBank to use Mastercard's AI approval tool

08/24/18

KeyBank will deploy Mastercard's advanced transaction decisioning technology, boosting the card network's push into artificial intelligence-powered authorization.

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Big acquirers find it harder to justify smaller deals

08/24/18

Larger community banks are favoring bigger targets — or relying more on organic growth — to expand.

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Citi's AI bet, ATM attack, 'mini-CFPBs': Top stories of the week

08/24/18

Citigroup was so impressed with a test drive of AI software it invested in its maker; the FBI's warning of a cyberattack targeting ATMs came to pass — expect more to come; debating whether state AGs can serve as de facto CFPBs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Tech upgrades: Necessity or trophy investments?

08/24/18

It’s great for bragging rights, but when banks make large investments in technology they run the risk of irritating investors who think they’re spending too much money for too little payback.

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OCC to take preliminary step in CRA overhaul plan

08/24/18

The agency says it will act independently of other regulators to release a notice asking for public input on revamping the decades-old law.

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Trump objections notwithstanding, Fed's Powell defends need for rate hikes

08/24/18

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the fundamentals of the U.S. economic expansion look strong and support the case for continued gradual interest-rate increases.

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Why fintechs should be held to CRA standards

08/24/18

An OCC charter for fintechs requires firms to meet a “financial inclusion” standard instead of conventional Community Reinvestment Act requirements. That’s a problem.

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