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Declining capital at Fannie, Freddie 'irresponsible': FHFA's Watt

10/03/17

Though FHFA Director Mel Watt stopped short of saying he would break with a Treasury agreement that forces all profits of the GSEs to go to the government, he emphasized that it couldn’t continue indefinitely.

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'Culture doesn't change overnight'

10/03/17

How Ellen Alemany, CIT's CEO, is enforcing a set of core behaviors at the company. One is straight talk.

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Fed’s Powell says U.S. bank capital is 'about right'

10/03/17

Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell said capital levels have been well calibrated but that some changes to the capital rules may be in order to make compliance easier.

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Innovation vexing for banks and fintechs alike

10/03/17

Banks that find true innovation hard to accomplish can take heart — it’s no picnic for startups either. To hear both sides share their challenges is an argument for collaboration.

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Converting leads to customers in a digital world

10/03/17

Banks are still using traditional sales processes that rely heavily on branch traffic.

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Can the OCC really grant fintech charter to a Google?

10/03/17

Industry observers are skeptical of acting Comptroller Keith Noreika's claims that his agency could grant a fintech charter to a commercial firm like Amazon or Google, arguing that such a move could become "Walmart 2.0."

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Troy Bank in Ala. to buy First National Bank of Brundidge

10/03/17

The merger will create a bank with 13 branches and roughly $950 million in assets.

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This bank flirted with a dozen M&A partners at once

10/03/17

You thought love triangles were complicated. The CEO of Sunshine Bancorp in Florida spoke with nine banks about buying the converted mutual while eyeing three possible acquisitions. The company sold to a buyer that bought another bank at the same time.

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From 'best bank no one's heard of' to 'most ethical company'

10/03/17

Kate Quinn has raised U.S. Bancorp's profile by emphasizing culture above all else.

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Words matter: How gendered discourse could be stifling female entrepreneurship

10/03/17

Researchers in Sweden found that venture capitalists often use unflattering language to describe women entrepreneurs. That could explain why women’s applications for funding were rejected more frequently than men’s.

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