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Nonbank threat rises; Betting on M&A

08/13/18

Private equity firms are making loans to midsize businesses and online banks are winning deposits by paying 2% interest; Goldman hires a veteran M&A banker.

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Five C&I credit analysis tips from a Main Street banker

08/12/18

Good credit analysts are in short supply, says David Nicholson, a senior v.p. of commercial lending at a community bank. But fair warning for job seekers: Only dogged questioners who can think critically need apply because vetting business borrowers is as much art as science.

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CFPB imposes judgment against K.C. payday lending group

08/10/18

The agency's settlement with Robert Moseley, Sr., and Robert Moseley, Jr., was enforced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

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Banker who OK'd Manafort loan sought Cabinet post: Ex-employee

08/10/18

Stephen Calk, the CEO of The Federal Savings Bank, expedited approval of a mortgage to the onetime Trump campaign chair in hopes of winning a job as Treasury secretary or housing secretary, a former bank employee testified Friday.

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CFPB path to unwinding payday rule riddled with legal land mines

08/10/18

The bureau is expected to choose an option that could trigger court challenges after a judge yet again refused to halt the rule’s compliance date.

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CFPB amends rule that gives banks exemptions from privacy notices

08/10/18

The CFPB made changes to a rule that allows financial firms to be exempt from sending annual privacy notices to customers if they meet certain conditions.

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BofA backlash, Facebook’s bad deal and selling a century-old bank: Top stories of the week

08/10/18

The Trump administration's stance on immigration is causing headaches for some banks, how a tiny black-owned bank is turning to fintech to turn itself around; why banks are rejecting Facebook's offer to share data and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Capital One mends fences with aggregators, opens access to data

08/10/18

Capital One's dispute with Plaid raised questions about the ability of banks and aggregators to work together. But the end of that fight, and Capital One's deal with Finicity, show common ground can be reached — eventually.

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Citi fined $8.6M for deficiencies in subsidiary's mortgage docs

08/10/18

The Fed's order targets affidavits prepared by employees of CitiFinancial in connection with the company's exiting the mortgage servicing business.

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WSFS broke the mold with its latest deal. Other banks should take note

08/10/18

Merger announcements typically follow a tried-and-true formula of cutting costs to boost profit. WSFS, however, plans to reinvest $32 million in new tech initiatives after buying Beneficial.

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