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A $100 cash advance for free? One firm is trying the idea

04/12/18

Oportun, a consumer lender that focuses on Latinos, is rolling out a product designed to combat overdraft fees.

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Former Webster CEO Smith decides against run for Connecticut governor

04/11/18

James Smith said his late enrollment in the state’s Republican Party meant he would be ineligible to be a candidate in its August primary and that he did not want to disrupt the nomination process.

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Florida bank to be sold as part of bankruptcy process

04/11/18

Beach Community Bank in Fort Walton Beach will be sold for $100 million once its holding company goes through bankruptcy, according to a local news report citing the bank.

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JPMorgan sued over 'sky-high' fees for cryptocurrency buys

04/11/18

JPMorgan Chase was sued for charging "sky-high" interest rates and fees to customers who used their credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

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Fed, OCC back proposal to ease big-bank capital measure — without FDIC

04/11/18

The agencies proposed changes to the way they apply a capital backstop to the largest systemically important firms, replacing a static leverage ratio with a more dynamic ratio that takes each bank’s risk profile into account.

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House Dems to Mulvaney: Where are the enforcement actions?

04/11/18

In his first of two Capitol Hill hearings this week, Democrats hammered the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for ignoring what they view as the agency's core purpose.

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SBA plan to share disaster-relief lending role is a bust

04/11/18

A plan to bring in banks was created right after last summer’s hurricane devastation, but the magnitude of those storms, government dawdling on the issue and lenders’ reluctance to participate are key reasons zero loans have been made under the program.

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Why one small bank wants to bring real estate appraisals in-house

04/11/18

TriStar Bank in Tennessee says a shortage of appraisers is slowing down its commercial real estate lending and raising the cost of appraisals. The claim has outraged appraisers, who argue that the bank is simply trying to avoid paying their fees.

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With Ryan departing, it’s now or never for reg relief

04/11/18

House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election is another sign of the difficulties Republicans will likely face in holding the chamber in November, heightening pressure to move a pending regulatory relief bill as soon as possible.

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CRA’s black box could prove difficult to open

04/11/18

Critics argue that Community Reinvestment Act standards need to be more transparent, but creating more objective measures would require regulators to favor some types of loans over others.

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