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Banks, credit unions urge Senate leaders to hold vote on reg relief

01/29/18

Four financial trade associations sent a letter to Senate leaders touting the regulatory relief bill as "example of how our elected leaders can advance necessary solutions by working together and across the aisle."

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Credit Unions with the Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans

01/29/18

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Credit Unions with the Largest Portfolios of First Mortgage Loans

01/29/18

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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The community outreach tool that might be creating future bankers

01/29/18

Scholarship programs for high schoolers and college students can also promote banking as a viable career option and serve as a channel for bringing in new business.

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Credit Unions with the Largest Credit Card Portfolios

01/29/18

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Banco Espírito agrees to sell its U.S. bank — again

01/29/18

A Swiss financier has agreed to buy Brickell Bank a year after another sale fell through.

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ATM thieves target stand-alone machines in 'jackpotting' scheme

01/29/18

While bank-run ATMs don’t appear to be affected so far, older, front-loaded cash machines are vulnerable to the attack, according to an alert from the Secret Service.

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Don’t put SIFI designations on the back burner

01/29/18

The Financial Stability Oversight Council should ignore two recent Treasury Department recommendations regarding the labeling of systemically risky nonbanks.

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Leveraging Cloud technologies to optimize account opening and onboarding

01/29/18

Financial institutions want the customer service delivery and accessibility benefits the cloud offers but are worried about security, compliance, and scalability.

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Mortgage refis seen plunging; ‘jackpotting’ ATMs

01/29/18

As interest rates go up, volume expected to drop to its lowest level since 2000; thieves can make cash machines release money “like winning slot machines.”

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