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How small banks are putting their tax savings to work

08/22/18

What are community banks doing with savings from the corporate tax cut? Several CEOs share how they've put that money to use.

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New rule allows banks to count municipal securities as liquid assets

08/22/18

The regulation implements a recent legislative provision dealing with how banks comply with post-crisis liquidity requirements.

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Moderate Dem says she will oppose CFPB nominee in committee vote

08/22/18

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., has compromised with Republicans on key issues and supported other Trump nominees, but she said Kathy Kraninger lacks enough experience to run the consumer bureau.

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An ATM attack the FBI warned of came to pass. Expect more.

08/22/18

A heist in India appears to be the very thing U.S. law enforcement had foretold. But banks shouldn't let their guard down, because cybercrooks have raised raids on cash machines to an art form.

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Reg reform hasn't translated into relaxed enforcement

08/22/18

Enforcement actions are on the rise despite recent rollbacks of regulations. Fair lending, money laundering compliance and CRA remain focal points for examiners.

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JPMorgan, Citi decry Russian plan to limit funds held abroad

08/22/18

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are among foreign lenders protesting a Russian central bank plan that would drastically reduce their ability to move funds from local units to their parent companies outside of Russia.

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They’re baaack: Big banks are flexing their lobbying muscle

08/22/18

With strategic changes at key trade groups and attention shifting away from regulatory relief for community banks, the interests of large institutions have taken on more prominence.

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Citigroup's three-year plan to reverse its falling diversity

08/22/18

After years of scant progress on diversity measures, Citigroup has created hard targets for raising the percentages of women and African Americans in management positions by 2021, according to an internal memo from Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat.

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Don’t forget baby boomers in the race to go digital

08/22/18

Banks should update their online and mobile applications — bigger font sizes, perhaps — to ensure their offerings are accessible to older customers.

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First Busey to take big leap in St. Louis with latest acquisition

08/22/18

The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.

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