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Tezos raises $232 million for new cryptocurrency project

07/13/17

A new blockchain network that promises to compete with Ethereum is taking the token sale trend to the next level.

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Banks’ imperfect options for killing CFPB arbitration rule

07/13/17

The industry and GOP lawmakers face short time frames and other challenges in trying to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule.

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Microinvesting app Stash raises $40M

07/13/17

The app allows users, many of them first-time investors, to get started for as little as $5.

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A fee-income tonic for slow loan growth at Commerce in K.C.

07/13/17

Trust income, bank card fees and deposit service fees led to double-digit earnings growth at Commerce Bancshares.

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Bank loses pay discrimination lawsuit

07/13/17

A community bank gets taken to task by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Tennis player Andy Murray makes his mom — and lots of other women — proud at Wimbledon. Also, the Bank of England's Charlotte Hogg and Morgan Stanley's Naureen Hassan.

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N.C. bank launches hostile bid for much smaller competitor

07/13/17

First Citizens is pressuring KS Bancorp to sell even though the banks' operations overlap in many markets in eastern North Carolina.

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Shedding light on this bank’s tie-up with a solar panel lender

07/13/17

Working with Sungage Financial will help NBT Bancorp diversify its consumer loan portfolio and learn from a fintech startup with a speedy credit approval process.

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Why AI still has a ways to go in wealth management

07/13/17

Artificial intelligence can help wealth managers serve clients better, but some say the technology is too immature to be useful right now.

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Believe it or not, bank tellers are seeing fatter paychecks

07/13/17

What's more, loan officers' pay has dropped. At work behind these surprising trends is a blend of economic forces, technological change and pressure on banks to pay entry-level employees better.

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Regulators not done with Wells: Yellen

07/13/17

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank is prepared to issue further enforcement actions against Wells Fargo for its account scandal if “appropriate.”

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