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WSFS to jump over $10B threshold with Beneficial acquisition

08/08/18

The Delaware plans to reinvest savings from the $1.5 billion acquisition to upgrade technology and delivery channels.

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Facebook's offer has takers; rates rising on risky business loans

08/08/18

The company says several banks and credit card issuers are interested in data sharing; rates may go even higher when corporate borrowers need to refinance.

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API-oriented fintech to enter new verticals after raising $25M

08/07/18

Even Financial, which provides an intermediary API between banks and third parties for consumers to be matched with financial products, raised the funds from investors, including Goldman Sachs.

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LendingClub loss widens on legal, regulatory and impairment costs

08/07/18

The marketplace lender recorded an impairment charge tied to the acquisition of a specialty lending business and is still being hit with costs stemming from the scandal that toppled its previous CEO.

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Banks earning less from overdrafts, but critics still find fault

08/07/18

There’s much for banks to like — and for consumer advocates to dislike — in a report on the industry's overdraft policies released Tuesday by the Center for Responsible Lending.

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Inaugural tickets are latest issue in Manafort's dealings with Chicago banker

08/07/18

The former Trump campaign chair got $16 million in mortgages from The Federal Savings Bank. His trial is shedding new light on what the bank's CEO allegedly received in return.

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Banks extend diversity demands to their law firms

08/07/18

JPMorgan Chase, SunTrust and PNC are pressuring outside counsel to get more women and minority lawyers to represent them in court even at the risk of alienating the big, traditional law firms that they have done business with for years.

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CFPB to collaborate on fintech issues with foreign regulators

08/07/18

The bureau announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network for regulators to discuss joint policy work and offer a cross-border product testing process.

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Fannie, Freddie could need $78B in crisis: FHFA

08/07/18

The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have to draw as much as $78 billion in the event of a serious economic crisis, according to stress test results released Tuesday by the housing regulator.

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What FHFA scandals mean for agency's future, GSE reform

08/07/18

The biggest impact may be to focus the administration’s efforts on selecting a nominee to succeed Director Mel Watt, whose term ends in January.

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