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Potomac Bancshares hires former Cardinal exec as its CEO

06/26/17

Alice Frazier had been chief operating officer at Cardinal Financial, which was bought earlier this year by United Bankshares.

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Pay attention: Lending Club's first securitization is a big deal

06/26/17

Sponsoring securitizations of the loans funded on its platform will give Lending Club more control over its reputation in the market and make it less beholden to direct loan buyers.

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Wells is last big bank standing in overdraft litigation

06/26/17

A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in August in a decade-old case against the San Francisco bank that could cost it hundreds of millions in penalties and restitution.

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Credit unions cleared to securitize loans, amplifying threat to banks

06/26/17

The NCUA is letting federal credit unions securitize and sell assets. Such transactions would free up capital at credit unions, allowing them to make more loans.

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Triumph in Texas bulks up in Colo. with branch buy

06/26/17

The $2.6 billion-asset parent of TBK Bank is acquiring nine branches from Independent Bank Group.

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Selling corporate clients on mobile

06/26/17

Banks are making it easier to log in, adding expense trackers and making payments simpler as they try to get corporate clients to use mobile more.

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Meridian to bolster Boston-area network with Meetinghouse acquisition

06/26/17

Meridian had been looking to expand in certain Boston suburbs before agreeing to buy Meetinghouse Bancorp for $17.8 million.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans

06/26/17

On March 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands

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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Portfolios of First Mortgages

06/26/17

On March 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands

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JPMorgan Chase's unhappy dad; Citi's uncooperative attitude

06/26/17

A dad challenges JPMorgan Chase’s parental leave policy. A shareholder proposal to address the gender pay gap gets shot down at Citigroup. Plus, Cathy Bessant, Yolande Piazza and Elizabeth Warren.

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