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Washington Trust in R.I. lines up CEO succession

09/26/17

Joseph MarcAurele will retire as chairman and CEO in March. The company's president and chief operating officer, Ned Handy, will take the helm.

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Equifax's business model under growing scrutiny

09/26/17

As Equifax sheds its top execs, more experts are casting attention on the business practice of charging consumers for monitoring their personal data at bureaus that otherwise give them little control over their financial identities.

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First Reliance in S.C. raises capital to fund latest acquisition

09/26/17

The company, which agreed to buy Independence Bancshares, also brought in $25 million by selling common and preferred stock.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Highest Noninterest Income Ratios

09/26/17

On June 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Highest Adjusted Nonperforming Loan Ratios

09/26/17

On June 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Merchants Bancorp in Ind. is latest bank to plan IPO

09/26/17

The company is looking to raise about $115 million. A portion of the proceeds would help pay for Merchants' pending purchase of Joy State Bank.

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'Get banking system up and running’: Popular's goal in Puerto Rico

09/26/17

The island's largest bank has reopened a portion of its branch network while rushing cash to ATMs and consoling clients and employees in the first week of recovery from Hurricane Maria. But it and other banks are likely months away from normal operations.

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Equifax follows Wells' crisis management playbook — with a twist

09/26/17

Equifax observed an increasingly well-worn ritual of scandal-ridden firms by jettisoning CEO Richard Smith: apologize, promise to do better in the future, and sacrifice your top executive in the hopes it will ward off action by Congress and regulators.

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RBC’s stab at fixing what’s broken in personal financial management

09/26/17

Separate apps for banking and PFM are too much for most customers to handle, so the Canadian bank is adding automated advice and savings to mobile banking — and it’s relying on artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to make it all work.

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How Ellen Alemany is reinventing CIT

09/26/17

American Banker's No. 3 Most Powerful Woman in Banking is embracing a major challenge in molding a commercial finance company with a spotty history into a profitable, middle-market bank.

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