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Mnuchin's ill-advised plan on nonbank SIFIs

04/10/18

The Treasury secretary has suggested raising an asset cutoff used by the Financial Stability Oversight Council to assess systemically significant nonbanks, removing some hedge funds and other risky firms from the council's purview.

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5 issues that could make sparks fly in Mulvaney testimony

04/10/18

Questions about the CFPB’s structure, high-profile enforcement actions and the acting director’s rift with Elizabeth Warren could dominate two days of hearings on Capitol Hill.

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Fed unveils capital proposal aimed at simplifying stress tests

04/10/18

New capital regime expands on concept first articulated by former Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo to modernize stress tests.

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Following the beat of the music to reach a younger crowd

04/10/18

Streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify are becoming popular advertising vehicles for community and regional banks.

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Lower exam fees in OCC’s future: Otting

04/10/18

The comptroller said he is looking to capitalize on the industry's strong profits and high capital reserves to reduce costs and lower exam fees next year.

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Banks that deal with sanctioned Russians could draw U.S. ire

04/10/18

British banks that deal with the Russian oligarchs and companies on a new American sanctions list will face "consequences," according to a senior U.S. Treasury official.

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Facebook’s data problems have an upside for banks

04/10/18

With consumer privacy issues in the spotlight, Citibank is betting its app — as an offering from a trusted data partner — will be more appealing than those from unknown brands or companies that have less liability if security breaches occur.

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JPMorgan invests in risk management fintech

04/10/18

AccessFintech lets financial firms track trades and aggregates data in order to get a sense of risk across a number of systems.

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Bank of America, Harvard form group to promote responsible AI

04/10/18

AI in a car can be fatal. What could go wrong with AI in a bank? A new council established by BofA and Harvard hopes to minimize unintended consequences that could jeopardize consumers' financial well-being or discriminate against them.

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First Horizon commits $4 billion to community-development lending

04/10/18

Following its acquisition last November of Capital Bank in North Carolina, First Horizon will fund mortgage and small-business lending in low-income areas of the Southeast and expand its vendor relationships with minority-owned firms.

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