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MutualFirst to expand in southern Indiana with latest deal

10/05/17

The company will pay $66 million for the parent of BloomBank.

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Senators question credit bureau model; Yellen (again) on 'appropriate' regs

10/05/17

Day two of Equifax hearing focuses as much on business model as on the data breach; Fed chair again says she supports bank rules that are not "unduly burdensome."

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Delinquencies remain low even as household debt climbs

10/05/17

At 1.56%, the delinquency rate on consumer loans remains well below historic averages, the American Bankers Association said Thursday.

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Lifetime achievement: Huntington's Mary Navarro

10/05/17

The financial crisis gave Mary Navarro an unprecedented opportunity to change banking for the better — and she delivered.

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Customer communications 2.0: best practices to retain today's Digital Customer

10/04/17

Advancements in digital and mobile have dramatically reduced switching costs for customers of financial service providers.

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TD bank sets up cybersecurity shop in Israel

10/04/17

Tel Aviv is home to some of the world's top cybersecurity talent, the bank said.

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Senate takes key step toward confirming Quarles for Fed

10/04/17

The Senate invoked cloture to begin the process of confirming Randal Quarles as a governor on the Fed board.

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Dem bill would shut down banks over Wells-caliber abuses

10/04/17

A bill backed by House Democrats would establish a process to review big banks for patterns of consumer violations, ending possibly in culpable institutions losing their charter.

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Former Utah banking chief joins board of Glacier

10/04/17

George Sutton, now an attorney in Salt Lake City, will sit on several Glacier Bancorp committees, including audit and compliance.

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A Texas banker's advice to peers: Be your own policy advocate

10/04/17

Cynthia Blankenship, an executive at Bank of the West in Grapevine, Texas, has been a regular in Washington for years fighting for regulatory changes. She is encouraging other bankers to do likewise.

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