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Is AI a threat to fair lending?

09/07/17

It’s highly debatable whether the artificial intelligence engines that online lenders typically use, and that banks are just starting to deploy, are capable of making credit decisions without inadvertent prejudices.

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New bill would make small bitcoin purchases tax-exempt

09/07/17

The legislation introduced by Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and David Schweikert, R-Ariz., would allow cryptocurrency users to make transactions of up to $600 without paying taxes.

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Wooing millennials or ignoring them?

09/07/17

Fifth Third's Melissa Stevens targets millennials with new app. Meanwhile, regulators are accused of ignoring millennials. Plus, a Goldman Sachs wealth manager sues for discrimination.

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Wrongful-termination lawsuit casts Banc of California turmoil in different light

09/07/17

Jeffrey Seabold, Banc of California’s former vice chairman, alleges that he and ex-CEO Steven Sugarman were scapegoats for inappropriate behavior by certain directors and that the company manipulated its first-quarter earnings.

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North Korea's nuclear threat factors into bank's stock offering

09/07/17

BankGuam, which is looking to sell $20 million of common stock, warned investors that North Korea represents a unique risk to its stock price.

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Senate panel may again probe Wells scandals

09/07/17

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said he is considering holding another hearing on Wells Fargo following the bank's recent missteps.

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Pakistan’s top bank to pay $225 million, end U.S. operations

09/07/17

New York’s banking regulator ordered Habib Bank Ltd. to pay $225 million and surrender its license to operate in the state, effectively removing Pakistan’s largest lender from the U.S. financial system.

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Houston-area mortgages, auto loans expected to take big hits

09/07/17

Given the scale of damage to the region’s homes and cars, bankers are guarding against an expected spike in missed payments by extending loan terms, deferring payments and making other concessions.

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Fintechs’ defense of screen scraping is shortsighted

09/07/17

By design, any practice that requires a customer to simply hand over online bank credentials to a third party is a terrible idea.

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Senate panel approves leadership picks for Fed, OCC

09/07/17

The nominations of Randal Quarles as Federal Reserve Board vice chairman and Joseph Otting as comptroller of the currency will now head to the full Senate.

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