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Taking ownership is prized at First Bank & Trust

09/07/17

Want employees to feel empowered to make decisions to help customers? Rewarding that behavior is one way to reinforce the message. Here’s how one South Dakota community bank goes about it — in a splashy, Super Bowl-sized way.

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States modernize licensing system as more fintechs eye bank charter

09/07/17

The changes to the National Multistate Licensing System will include a more customized user experience for companies and functionality for states to share examination data.

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CFPB needs more than a caretaker to succeed Cordray

09/07/17

Neglecting to appoint a full-time director could shortchange efforts to improve the bureau’s transparency and undertake other needed reforms.

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Square applies for a bank license; Fischer resigns from Fed

09/07/17

Company is third fintech firm in the past few months to seek its own bank charter; vice chair’s departure gives Trump four vacancies to fill on the Federal Reserve Board.

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First Internet Bank invests in a digital health care lender

09/07/17

The digital bank will also help San Francisco-based Lendeavor’s expansion efforts.

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Square to apply for industrial bank, inflaming ILC debate

09/06/17

The company's application, which is expected to be announced as early as Thursday, comes after online lender SoFi applied in June for an industrial loan company. The bank is expected to be led by a former Green Dot executive.

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Fischer's departure expedites Trump's overhaul of Fed leadership

09/06/17

The Fed announced Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will depart in October, giving Trump the ability to rapidly reshape the central bank and target Dodd-Frank Act rules.

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Goldman Sachs is waiting by the phone for your call

09/06/17

The Wall Street giant on Wednesday played up its customer service skills, saying that representatives of its Marcus personal-loan unit answer calls within 10 seconds.

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Fed dodges key decision on faster payments

09/06/17

The central bank said Wednesday that it will assess a range of options regarding its operational role in a modernized payment system, an issue that divides large and small banks.

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Breaking Banks: How tech companies are taking over payments

09/06/17

It's only a matter of time before U.S. banks are forced to cede control over payments, says Brett King in this week's episode.

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