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Mulvaney to drop public complaints against firms, change CFPB name

04/24/18

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney announced a trio of significant changes to the CFPB.

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What can a Goldman veteran do for a small N.C. bank?

04/24/18

Live Oak Bancshares wants its next bank president to “step on the gas” as it accelerates growth into new industries.

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Luetkemeyer 'actively pursuing' gavel of House banking panel

04/24/18

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer said Tuesday that he's interested in the panel's top spot when Chairman Jeb Hensarling retires at the end of the year.

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Commercial loan charge-off put a dent in CIT's 1Q

04/24/18

CIT took a $22 million hit on a business loan, and overall loan growth was tepid.

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Citigroup's chairman says his successor may be CEO Corbat

04/24/18

Citigroup chairman Michael O'Neill said he's "agnostic" about keeping chairman and chief executive officer as separate roles and directors will consider Mike Corbat to be his successor.

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HomeStreet to cut jobs as mortgage business sputters

04/24/18

The Seattle company has faced criticism from an investor over its commitment to the business, which lost money in the first quarter.

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The death of the Basel Committee has been greatly exaggerated

04/24/18

The international standards-setting body is weathering the infatuation with isolationism in the U.S. and elsewhere better than expected.

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De-risking at Fifth Third stifles loan growth

04/24/18

The Cincinnati bank reported strong profits, but its efforts to lower credit risk curbed lending as expenses rose in the first quarter.

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Penalties levied against Wells Fargo miss top execs. Again.

04/24/18

No individuals have been named in connection with the bank’s recent misdeeds, which resulted in a $1 billion fine, even as some senior leaders stand to gain from the government’s tax cut.

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Synovus' 1Q profit climbs 45% on surge in consumer lending

04/24/18

Double-digit consumer-loan growth more than offset a decline in commercial real estate loan balances.

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