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This N.C. bank is going to great lengths to avert hostile takeover

04/26/18

KS Bancorp wants to become a corporation in business-friendly Delaware, which would be more likely to back its defensive-minded share-rights plan.

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Discover’s credit quality weakens, but profits climb on tax savings

04/26/18

The credit card lender reported a decline in pretax earnings, but a sharply reduced tax bill led to a 17% profit gain.

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Postal banking is back on the table. Here's why that matters

04/26/18

Whether you like the idea or hate it, expect to hear a lot more about postal banking over the next two and a half years.

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Shift to smaller loans is paying off for Cullen/Frost

04/26/18

The San Antonio company said that it has scaled back its exposure to energy loans in favor of a greater emphasis on loans of less $10 million.

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Link between payday campaign cash and lawmakers' votes, report claims

04/26/18

The details about political donations to over a dozen lawmakers raise fresh questions about the payday lending sector's influence in Washington.

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Ally seizes opportunity in used-car lending

04/26/18

Record originations on "better-yielding" used-car loans helped drive a 14% increase in its first-quarter profit. But Ally's shares were down Thursday on concerns of rising deposit costs.

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Treasury’s Phillips pleads for caution on implementing Basel standards

04/26/18

The senior official said U.S. regulatory agencies should not rush to complete certain final aspects of Basel III, to prevent the new standards from conflicting with existing rules.

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Hensarling signals he may leave Senate reg relief bill unchanged

04/26/18

The senior GOP lawmaker appeared to acknowledge concerns that expanding the bill could harm Democratic support.

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Kabbage plan in Orchard deal: Expand offerings to banks, small businesses

04/26/18

Using Orchard’s data science smarts, Kabbage intends to offer new payment products to small businesses and loan portfolio insights to financial institution partners.

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Gun issue is a lose-lose for banks (whatever their stance)

04/26/18

On one hand, banks could face regulatory pressure to restrict services to the firearms industry. But banks that take a strong stand also risk the wrath of GOP lawmakers opposed to such restrictions.

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