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Cam Fine unleashed: On Amazon, reg relief and future of small banks

05/02/18

Camden Fine, the president of the Independent Community Bankers of America, is due to retire this week. We talk with him about his long career — and his fears for the future of his industry.

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Associated in Wis. to buy risk management consultant

05/01/18

Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency in Minneapolis also specializes in workers' compensation services.

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Bryn Mawr in Pa. gains access to nonprofits from insurance agency deal

05/01/18

Domenick & Associates also specializes in serving social service organizations.

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Morgan Stanley kicks new tech strategy into gear

05/01/18

The investment bank has asked Rob Rooney, an executive who wore multiple hats at the company, to focus full time on the data-oriented strategy he has devised for its wealth management, capital markets and other functions.

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The real reason Mulvaney wants CFPB employees in the basement

05/01/18

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney’s staff is selling the move of agency employees as a cost-cutting measure. Don’t buy it.

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Mulvaney comments on lobbyist meetings may be illegal, Democrats say

05/01/18

The acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director should be investigated for potential Hatch Act violations following his controversial remarks at a banking industry conference, Senate Democrats said Tuesday.

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Where regionals outshine big banks: The battle for cheap deposits

05/01/18

Investments in analytics and a focus on courting midsize businesses have helped regional banks add non-interest-bearing deposits even as they struggle for other types of deposits. Can they keep it up as rates rise?

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With chatbots, Mercantile aims to be virtual teller, financial coach

05/01/18

The Michigan bank hopes conversational technology can get customers to talk more freely about their financial health.

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Freddie Mac's risk-sharing success may help lower G-fees

05/01/18

If Freddie Mac's credit-risk transfer activities continue to grow, mortgage lenders could eventually see a reduction in the guarantee fees they pay to the government-sponsored enterprise, according to CEO Donald Layton.

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Customers Bancorp plans for life after BankMobile

05/01/18

Because of the Durbin amendment, the once-prized asset has become an albatross. Spinning it off will remove a distraction and let management refocus on business banking.

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