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'He should never have joined': Comments of the week

08/18/17

Readers weigh in on the end of President Trump's business councils, what the Charlottesville, Va., clashes mean for banks, OSHA's mishandling of Wells Fargo whistleblower claims, community banks' embrace of blockchain, and more.

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Last-minute regs may compound balance-sheet woes of Europe's banks

08/18/17

The latest draft of EU securitization rules would ban securitization of loans where borrowers certified their own income, raising concerns about banks’ ability to unload roughly $1 trillion of nonperformers.

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8 times payments clashed with politics

08/18/17

The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.

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Social media: It’s not just for chasing consumers anymore

08/18/17

Interactive Facebook ads and Twitter chats can complement — and sometimes outdo — traditional marketing and networking in the recruitment of commercial clients, financial institutions say.

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Leverage ratio harms banks’ role as safe haven in a crisis

08/18/17

In times of economic stress, customers tend to flood the U.S. banking system with deposits. But the leverage ratio penalizes banks for conducting this core banking function.

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B of A settles mortgage case; unrewarding rewards?

08/18/17

The bank agrees to pay $6 million to a California couple a judge said was illegally foreclosed on; do rewards programs help or hurt card issuers?

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CFPB Seeks $183.5M from Aequitas Capital for aiding for-profit college

08/17/17

Regulators reach a $183.5 million deal Thursday to get debt relief to 41,000 students of bankrupt Corinthian Colleges.

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Can Betsy Duke fix Wells?; JPM execs making noise

08/17/17

Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.

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Loans ‘ignored’ in Libor talks — so far

08/17/17

A Fed committee studying Libor’s replacement has dwelled heavily on the potential impact to the derivatives market. Loans may become a bigger part of the conversation later this year, but the panel plans to leave a lot of the specifics up to lenders.

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Behind a Georgia bank’s long and winding succession plan

08/17/17

Lynn Harton was finally named CEO of United Community Bank after a five-year apprenticeship, though Jimmy Tallent remains CEO of the parent company. The executives have long touted an ability to bounce ideas off each other as a reason for United's success.

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