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Back from the brink and ready to get back to lending

04/27/18

Porter Bancorp in Kentucky spent years tackling credit and capital issues. As Limestone Bank, it will finally get back on offense.

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Why this community bank took the plunge on a new core platform

04/27/18

Many banks talk about the need to replace legacy core systems, but relatively few go through with it. The CEO of Mechanics Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts explains the case he made to his board that the promise outweighed the risk.

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How huge Wells fine could leave customers in the cold

04/27/18

Not a penny of the $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo will end up in the hands of customers harmed by practices flagged by regulators.

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Bank IPO is latest sign of recovery in Houston

04/27/18

Spirit of Texas Bancshares plans to raise $40 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

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Take the long view in assessing Dodd-Frank

04/27/18

The financial reform law may hinder growth modestly in the short term, but it should be judged by its impact on the economy years down the road.

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Yet another Wells scandal; House moves closer to passing dereg bill

04/27/18

Wells may have tried to lure 401(k) customers into more expensive IRAs; Hensarling says he will go along with Senate version of Dodd-Frank rollback.

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Warren probes CFPB over lobbyists’ influence on Mulvaney

04/27/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. is asking CFPB’s top ethics official if the agency has taken steps to ensure Mulvaney is excluded from matters involving banks and other firms that contributed to his campaign when he was a congressman.

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'Along comes this lunacy': Comments of the week

04/26/18

Readers weigh in on the action at Wells Fargo’s annual meeting, debate the idea of changing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s name, chime in on a postal banking proposal and more.

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CFPB finalizes rule to fix TRID 'black hole'

04/26/18

The CFPB finalized an amendment to its "Know Before You Owe," mortgage disclosure rule that gives lenders more flexibility to adjust closing cost estimates and pass on those increases to borrowers.

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Venture capital wave lifts profits at SVB

04/26/18

A 20% increase in lending, largely to players in the tech industry, helped the California company offset a one-time loss tied to an investment in the streaming company Roku.

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