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Digital-banking veteran joins BankMobile at key moment

01/24/18

The addition of Bob Savino as chief product officer comes as BankMobile is poised to spin off from Customers Bancorp and merge with Flagship Community Bank.

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N.J., Michigan lawmakers introduce bills to create state-owned banks

01/24/18

Both proposals aim to establish institutions that would be modeled after Bank of North Dakota, the nation's only public bank.

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Weak spot in banks' earnings: Fee income

01/24/18

Net interest income has surged thanks to rising rates, but noninterest income has lagged as trading revenue has weakened, refi demand has softened and fees from deposit service charges have barely budged. Is this the new normal?

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Bank of America launches APIs for corporate clients

01/24/18

Enterprise customers will be able to send payment data to the bank through an application programming interface, rather than as XML or Swift files.

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Sting of bad deal kept this bank out of M&A — until now

01/24/18

Burned by a 2007 deal in Florida, Park National in Ohio had several years to reflect on lessons learned before agreeing to buy NewDominion Bank in Charlotte, N.C.

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Scandal-rocked SoFi says it has foundation for full recovery

01/24/18

Executives point out while they are fixing the online lender's very public problems, loan originations are still in the billions and it has expanded into wealth management.

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Small nonbanks send GSE reform wish list to Senate

01/24/18

The Community Home Lenders Association sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday laying out its priorities for GSE reform.

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Backers of Senate GSE plan reject claims that it’s too conservative

01/24/18

Supporters of an unreleased bill to revamp the housing finance system say the plan strikes a middle ground that can gain support from both sides of the aisle.

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New asset deals, M&A drive 14% gain in fee income at Northern Trust

01/24/18

The Chicago custody bank won new fund-administration business and benefited from the acquisition of a UBS asset-management unit. A one-time adjustment tied to the new tax law also provided a boost.

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Interest income, wealth management boost 4Q profits at BOK

01/24/18

BOK benefited from rising rates and revenue from its wealth management businesses, even as loan growth remained flat and other fee income categories declined.

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