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Fed's Powell gives boost to banks in real-time payments race

10/19/17

The Federal Reserve Board governor sketched out a future in which U.S. banks remain at the center of commercial transactions.

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East West Bancorp's profit jumps 20% on strong loan growth

10/19/17

The $36.3 billion-asset bank reported double-digit growth in C&I loans, commercial real estate loans and specialty loans to the private-equity, entertainment and energy industries in the third quarter.

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Fears of commercially owned banks are unfounded: OCC's Noreika

10/19/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika pushed back against concerns that his agency's proposed fintech charter will unduly benefit nonfinancial firms.

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Record revenue and profits provide a strong coda for Webster CEO Smith

10/19/17

Robust growth in net interest income, combined with a lower provision for loan losses, helped boost Webster Financial Corp.'s profits to a record $62.4 million in the third quarter, 26% higher than a year earlier.

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Defying industry, regulators plow ahead with long-term liquidity rule

10/19/17

Federal regulators are moving forward with plans to finalize one of the last significant Obama-era rules governing long-term bank liquidity despite widespread expectations by banks that the proposal was all but dead.

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Signature Bank profits rise on lower provisions for taxi loans

10/19/17

The New York bank's total loans rose 8% to $31 billion from a mix of commercial real estate and specialty finance credits.

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Why this bank finally ended an M&A drought

10/19/17

First Reliance in South Carolina, which recently announced its first bank acquisition, is angling to take advantage of disruption caused by bigger mergers in the Carolinas.

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B of A judge still resists erasing 'heartless' foreclosure ruling

10/19/17

A judge who imposed a $45 million penalty on Bank of America Corp. over a foreclosure on a California couple still isn't ready to forget the case he described as a "Kafkaesque nightmare."

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Another way fintech will redefine banking: No more free services

10/19/17

In many countries, customers bank for free, but the reality is the poor largely subsidize “free” banking services through overdrafts and consumer loan payments. This model is seriously flawed, but it is about to change.

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Mortgages, tech expense create drag at Umpqua

10/19/17

Net income for the Oregon regional bank was $61.3 million, a slight decline from the same quarter last year. It earned 28 cents per share and fell short of analysts’ expectations,

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