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How Wells Fargo is exploring the future of digital banking

05/25/18

Shari Van Cleave, head of Wells Fargo Digital Labs, says the bank is experimenting with artificial intelligence and augmented reality to create new ways to present data to customers.

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The real implications of regulatory relief

05/25/18

After several years of financial policy defeats, banks finally basked in a legislative victory: the first real package of regulatory relief since the crisis. But the long-term effects of that victory are still to be determined. Here is what it all means.

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Savings accounts need an overhaul

05/25/18

Banks can help encourage customers to save more by restructuring their accounts.

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Groups aims to open first post-crisis bank in Arizona

05/25/18

Organizers of Scottsdale Community Bank plan to raise a minimum of $16 million.

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Bank dereg bill just the start; pushing retailers’ button

05/25/18

President plans to ease regulatory burden on the largest banks; online merchants say a Visa-Mastercard button blocks cheaper payment methods.

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'Naughty banks for trying to make a profit': Comments of the week

05/24/18

Readers celebrate first quarter earnings, weigh in on banks using blockchain, slam a postal banking proposal and more.

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Blend adds Ellie Mae integration for digital mortgage disclosures

05/24/18

A new integration between Blend and Ellie Mae seeks to improve the use and accessibility of electronic mortgage documents, the latest in an ongoing industry effort to create a more simplified and consistent borrower experience.

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Why it's so hard to sell banks on small-dollar lending

05/24/18

While industry officials welcomed a bulletin from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency encouraging banks to develop alternatives to payday loans, they are making no commitments to offer such products.

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Decision on fintech charter coming this summer: OCC’s Otting

05/24/18

The remarks by the comptroller of the currency came as his agency released a new report on emerging risks in the banking industry.

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Big banks may pay political cost of reg relief despite gaining little

05/24/18

Though the regulatory relief law easing the Dodd-Frank Act does little to help the biggest banks, it is still fueling progressive Democrats' anger at Wall Street. That will matter when Democrats eventually retake power.

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