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M&T’s Robert Wilmers dies; sex scandal claims Visa executive

12/18/17

Long-time CEO grew M&T Bank into a $120 billion regional lender; Jim McCarthy, a high-profile manager, didn’t inform company about relationships.

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Can this robo-advisor firm become the Amazon of financial services?

12/18/17

Jon Stein plans to make Betterment's robo-advisor as personalized and intelligent as the online retailer's recommendation engine.

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Robert Wilmers, longtime M&T chairman and CEO, dies at 83

12/17/17

Robert Wilmers joined M&T in 1983 when it had just $2 billion of assets and built into a regional powerhouse with $120 billion of assets and operations in a dozen states.

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Mortgage lenders fear ‘train wreck’ logjam due to IRS issue

12/17/17

Mortgage lenders are bracing for big delays in the processing of mortgage applications, citing a problem with the income verification system at the Internal Revenue Service.

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Customers may actually lose uninsured deposits in latest failure

12/15/17

For the first time in nearly nine years, an acquirer of a failed bank agreed to purchase only the institution’s insured deposits, making it likely that some customers will not recoup all of their uninsured funds.

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Can CFPB’s Mulvaney bring politicos to independent agency? Absolutely

12/15/17

When the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced plans to bring aboard political appointees, many viewed it as antithetical to an independent regulator. But technically there is nothing stopping him.

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JPM leadership, Trump & Wells and more: Top stories of the week

12/15/17

JPMorgan Chase get a new branch banking leader; Trump's anti-Wells tweet stokes concerns; blockchain, GSE survival, and more in this week's top stories.

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Bridge Bancorp in N.Y. to add activist to board

12/15/17

A representative from Basswood Capital will become a director in May.

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Some bitcoin investors can’t resist the urge to splurge

12/15/17

With Wall Street on board, investors look to spend coins on real estate or through bitcoin debit cards.

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Fed’s Quarles recuses himself from Wells-related actions

12/15/17

The Federal Reserve Board announced that Vice Chairman of Supervision Randal Quarles will recuse himself from matters related to Wells Fargo “to avoid even the potential appearance of a conflict of interest.”

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