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Correcting the record: The Reserve Primary Fund and the financial crisis

06/14/18

Setting the record straight on what happened to the Reserve Primary Fund at the height of the crisis.

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Turnaround complete, Bank Leumi seeks U.S. expansion

06/14/18

The Israeli-owned company, which spent the last half-decade addressing stagnation, is open to acquisitions or going public.

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Volcker Rule changes may do more harm than good

06/14/18

Proposed changes to Dodd-Frank's ban on proprietary trading are unnecessary and put the markets at risk.

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Identity Data Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

06/14/18

How to Leverage Offline and Online Data for Highly Effective Multifactor Authentication

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Merchants Bancorp acquiring deposit-rich bank in Illinois

06/14/18

The Indiana bank would add nearly $100 million in deposits with its purchase of FM Bancorp.

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HomeStreet cutting more mortgage jobs, closing 18 lending centers

06/14/18

The Seattle company is firing 127 people, or a tenth of its mortgage staff, after enduring months of slow activity.

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CFPB fines debt collector; Adyen shares nearly double on first day

06/14/18

Security Group was fined $5 million for abusive collection tactics; the Dutch payments company is now valued at nearly $16 billion.

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A realist's view about compliance merits of AI

06/14/18

Ellen Zimiles, global head of investigations and compliance at Navigant Consulting, shares what she's learned about testing and implementing AI in compliance departments, filing defensive SARs, and hiring the right people to maintain an AI system.

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What's hot — and what's not — in retail banking: A midyear update

06/13/18

Competition for deposits is heating up as summer approaches, and banks are responding in all sorts of ways — from launching digital-only platforms to raising CD rates to reviving debit rewards. But rising interest rates could weaken demand for loans, especially mortgages.

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CFPB fines installment lender for debt collection practices

06/13/18

The CFPB ordered Security Group Inc. to pay $5 million for making illegal threats, including that consumers could go to jail.

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