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Synchrony at strategic crossroads after losing Walmart deal

07/27/18

The Stamford, Conn., issuer of store credit cards has two potential options after the retail giant chose to partner with Capital One. But the decision over which path to take is out of its hands.

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Bankers lobby for 11th-hour changes to CECL standard

07/27/18

The industry continues to push for leniency as the clock ticks toward adoption of the drastic change to how banks account for expected loan losses.

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Low-income renters are being displaced. Is it a bank problem?

07/27/18

With values on multifamily properties soaring, some building owners are using aggressive tactics to push out existing tenants to make room for higher-earning ones. That’s raising questions about whether their lenders are abetting this behavior.

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Legal industry scores victory over CFPB in debt collection battle

07/27/18

A ruling involving a Cleveland law firm casts doubt on CFPB claims that attorneys misrepresent their role to consumers.

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Trump nominee for financial stability agency sought to eliminate it

07/27/18

As a House staffer, Dino Falaschetti tried to repeal Treasury’s Office of Financial Research. He should not be put in charge of it.

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TCF's profits dip on costs associated with CFPB settlement

07/27/18

Its noninterest expense rose 17% from a year earlier, in part because of costs stemming from its recent overdraft protection settlement with federal regulators.

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Walmart picks Capital One; CFPB to emphasize collaboration

07/27/18

The retailer is ending its nearly two-decade credit card relationship with Synchrony Financial; Mulvaney says the bureau will first negotiate, not sue, to settle disputes.

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'Can Mulvaney define the word usury?': Comments of the week

07/27/18

Readers respond to Mulvaney's changes to the CFPB's consumer board, weigh a proposal regarding fair lending, react to adoption of pot banking regtech and more.

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Booming tech sector spurs spike in SVB profit

07/26/18

The California company also benefited from higher interest rates and double-digit loan growth.

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Small Fla. bank to sell to IBM Southeast Employees’ Credit Union

07/26/18

The credit union, which plans to keep all of Oculina Bank's employees, will also provide more products and services.

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