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Ally Financial taps former Citi exec to lead corporate strategy

11/08/17

Dinesh Chopra is online bank's first-ever chief strategy officer.

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The good reason why banks make bad fintech partners

11/08/17

Fintechs should learn to value risk management — and the necessary bureaucracy that comes with it, bankers said this week in defending themselves again criticism that they are a pain in the neck to work with.

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Anticipation builds for more de novos as Calif. bank inches closer to opening

11/08/17

Endeavor Bank in San Diego aims to be the third new bank to open this year. There is hope that as many as eight new institutions could open in 2018.

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Comerica promotes Muneera Carr to CFO

11/08/17

Comerica's chief accounting officer since 2010, Carr will replace David Duprey, who is retiring early next year.

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Data service startup Crux gets $10 million in funding led by Goldman Sachs

11/08/17

The data concierge service will find, obtain, clean, integrate data for financial firms, for a monthly fee.

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Tax on banks may be part of Senate plan

11/08/17

Bank lobbyists are increasingly worried that the Senate Republicans may go further than the House in taxing large financial institutions as part of their reform push.

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Regulators moving quickly on Volcker revisions: OCC's Noreika

11/08/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika said he thinks regulators can make a case for an exemption to carve out all small banks from the ban on proprietary trading.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

11/08/17

Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationSection Chief, CM-301-02Vacancy Announcements: 2017-HQ-1050 (Status) and 2017-HQD-1058 (Non-Status) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking to fill one (1) Section Chief position in the Supervisory Policy Branch of Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, located in Washington, D.C. The position’s responsibilities include operating in a fast-paced environment and performing a wide variety of duties, including managing the day-to-day operations of the Section and the supervision of the Section’s professional staff.

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Suncrest to expand in central California with latest bank deal

11/08/17

The company has agreed to buy CBBC Bancorp. It also raised $63 million to pay for the deal and fund future growth.

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New value found in banks’ old-school call centers

11/08/17

Mobile banking, oddly enough, is redefining the role of call center agents as customers handle routine tasks on their smartphones and reach out for help with bigger-picture questions.

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