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Community bank launches digital account targeting the unbanked

03/22/18

AxiomGo is being offered to customers seeking alternatives to prepaid cards and traditional checking accounts.

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CFPB to review rulemaking authority inherited from other agencies

03/22/18

The information collection effort is consistent with acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to set the agency on a more pro-industry, anti-enforcement course.

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Equipment finance surge shows no signs of letup

03/22/18

As tax reform spurs demand, a rising rate environment is making the short-term loans more appealing to banks.

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Behavior-tracking security tech gaining traction at banks

03/22/18

Behavioral biometrics are attractive because they are easy to implement, hard for criminals to spoof and not subject to the same privacy protections applied to thumbprints or retina scans.

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Citi looks to pressure business customers on gun sales

03/22/18

Citigroup plans to prohibit retailers that are customers of the bank from offering bump stocks or selling guns to people who haven't passed a background check or are younger than 21.

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NCR chief executive Nuti stepping down

03/22/18

The technology company's major projects over the past couple of years have included a diversification to serve merchants' cross-channel shopping and payment needs, adding advanced ATM technology in Europe and upgrading hardware to compete with rivals such as Square.

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Georgia bank to be sold to credit union

03/22/18

LGE Community Credit Union has a deal to acquire Georgia Heritage Bank. It's the fourth time this year a credit union has agreed to buy a bank.

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Umpqua beefs up wealth business in Southern California

03/22/18

The Portland, Ore., company has hired four private bankers from City National as part of a broader effort to provide a full range of services to business owners and high-net-worth households in Orange County and San Diego.

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Millennial workers can help community banks compete

03/22/18

Small institutions need to rethink their approach to younger employees, giving them more opportunities and responsibilities — and borrowing from their digital know-how.

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Citi defends Kushner loan; two regionals back CommonBond

03/22/18

The bank says CEO had no input into $325 million loan to Trump's son-in-law; Fifth Third, First Republic take equity stake in online student loan lender.

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