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Human touch, shmuman touch: Consumers love direct banks

06/29/17

Consumers are giving branchless banks far higher satisfaction ratings than traditional banks because of higher rates, fewer fees and better functionality, a J.D. Power study finds.

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Tech veteran to join kids' debit card startup

06/29/17

Greenlight Financial Technology offers a card that enables parents to control where their kids spend money.

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Simplifying the capital regime isn’t that complicated

06/29/17

The advanced approach has limited value, eliminating it has no downside risks and regulators have better tools at their disposal.

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B of A's dividend to rise above Buffett target for stock swap

06/29/17

Bank of America plans to lift its dividend above a level that Warren Buffett said would compel him to convert preferred shares into the lender's common stock.

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Funding Circle adds new compliance chief from Silicon Valley Bank

06/29/17

The online small-business lender has also announced the hiring of a new U.S. head of capital markets.

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All 34 large banks pass capital tests, prepare big dividend boosts

06/29/17

Six biggest banks set to return nearly $100 billion to shareholders; Capital One’s plan approved by Federal Reserve, but with conditions.

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Housing finance system needs updates, not overhaul

06/29/17

With lawmakers bracing for a major policy undertaking to reform the government-sponsored enterprises, they can take comfort that they don’t need to start from scratch.

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Online lender Pave closes to new customers, explores strategic options

06/29/17

The New York-based company saw its fortunes fade after riding an earlier wave of investor enthusiasm about marketplace lending.

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After the stress tests, the crowing

06/28/17

The largest banks announced plans to distribute capital back to shareholders after the Fed gave passing grades to everyone following this year’s CCAR stress tests.

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How a crisis made innovation easier at Wells Fargo

06/28/17

Out of the ashes of the fake-accounts fiasco, heads of business lines became more open to change, an executive at the bank’s innovation group said Wednesday.

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