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How a large SBA lender found a new way to expand

09/22/17

Live Oak Bancshares is used to finding ways to make small-business loans, but its new M&A operation was formed after two bankers pitched the plan to Live Oak's management.

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CFPB arbitration rule is an undeniable win for consumers

09/22/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on arbitration clauses may be bad news for alleged corporate wrongdoers like Equifax and Wells Fargo, but surely for the victims of such wrongdoing — and for consumers, generally — it is good news indeed.

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AIG may shed its SIFI tag; Equifax CEO to testify before Senate

09/22/17

The Financial Stability Oversight Council meets Friday to discuss removing the label from the now shrunken insurer; Senate Banking Committee to hear Richard Smith on October 4.

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New stock exchange, Square scare and other fintech invaders

09/21/17

Why IEX's Sara Furber says you should not fear the big jobs, and why Square says banks have nothing to fear in its bid for an ILC charter. Plus, workplaces women like and Lena Waithe on using your superpowers.

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GOP undeterred on arbitration rule repeal despite Wells, Equifax

09/21/17

Democrats have striven to paint recent scandals at Wells Fargo and Equifax as prime examples of why a regulatory rule banning mandatory arbitration agreements should be upheld, but Republicans are not wavering on their desire to overturn it.

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Credit union suit of Equifax may be first, likely won't be last

09/21/17

Summit Credit Union in Madison, Wis., has filed what's believed to be the first lawsuit by a financial institution in connection with the massive data breach.

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Second FHA tour would be much different for Montgomery

09/21/17

Nominated last week as FHA commissioner, Brian Montgomery would lead an agency with a much better delinquency rate, but face new challenges.

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EPA official banned from banking; congressman wants answers

09/21/17

In a July order, the FDIC fined a former Oklahoma banker $125,000 and banned him from banking, prompting questions by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., over whether he is fit to serve as a top adviser at the EPA.

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First Republic using student debt refis to woo millennials

09/21/17

The San Francisco bank has pulled in 10,000 new households with loan products geared toward young professionals.

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Brookline to buy First Commons Bank in Massachusetts

09/21/17

Brookline will pay $56 million in cash and stock for First Commons in a deal that will add $324 million in assets.

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