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HSBC to pay $100 million to settle Libor-rigging lawsuit

04/02/18

HSBC agreed to pay $100 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit by over-the-counter investors, including the city of Baltimore and Yale University, who claimed they were harmed when they bought securities tied to rigged Libor.

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Bank disrupters growing; Hackers hit two big luxury stores

04/02/18

Fintech firms likely to take a third of traditional bank revenues by 2025, Citigroup report says; Saks, Lord & Taylor say five million card accounts were accessed.

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Short sellers like these banks

04/01/18

Short sellers tend to go against the tide, making investments based on a belief that a stock is going to tank. These 10 banks have drawn the greatest amount of short-interest activity recently.

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Time's up: GSE reform ain't happening this year

03/30/18

Momentum to overhaul the mortgage finance system had been slipping, and with Democrats divided over the Senate's banking relief bill there's virtually no chance more bipartisan deals can be worked out.

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#MeToo fallout, the frustrating Fed and the changing role of the CMO

03/30/18

Talk about a #MaleFail: how shining a light on harassment could have unintended consequences for women in financial services. The New York Fed is dealing with a backlash of its own. Chief marketing officers like Citi’s Jennifer Breithaupt are playing an important role in product development. Also, new initiatives target bias on Slack and in Shakespeare.

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Is low pay hurting banks in the battle for tech talent?

03/30/18

U.S. banks lag the technology, telecommunications and energy sectors in what they pay employees, according to new data. The gap suggests that the industry may not be the acting aggressively enough to remake itself for the digital age.

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Consumers crave automation in home-equity lending: J.D. Power

03/30/18

Banks that scored high in customer-satisfaction ratings did so for their front-line service, not their tech capabilities, study finds.

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Judge’s ruling a mixed bag for banks, credit unions

03/29/18

A federal judge struck down two provisions of the NCUA's field-of membership rule, while upholding two others.

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FHFA still eyeing 2019 for implementation of new credit score model

03/29/18

The annual progress report on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships reiterated that a new credit score model will likely not be operational until after the implementation of a new Single Security Initiative.

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KeyBank to sell insurance unit to focus on core banking

03/29/18

The Cleveland company acquired the business through its 2016 purchase of First Niagara Financial Group.

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