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Democrats wary of GOP flood insurance proposals

06/08/17

Democrats are raising concerns about a Republican push to transfer more of the risk of flood insurance to private insurers.

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Risks in uninsured Canadian mortgages on rise, may stem from reforms

06/08/17

Not only is the uninsured sector growing, but the Bank of Canada is seeing some riskier mortgages within that area as it studies recent disruptions in the market.

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Ex-HSBC banker arrested in U.K. in American foreign-exchange case

06/08/17

Stuart Scott was apprehended at the request of the American government as part of a probe into foreign-exchange-trading practices.

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The future of authentication is biometrics. No other model competes

06/08/17

The username and password are dying. Only biometrics can unify the age-old opposing forces of user experience and digital security in replacing an antiquated method.

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What should replace cash? Let the market decide

06/08/17

Physical cash is likely to have utility for years to come. If it passes away, better the death blow comes from superior commercial payment systems than government edict.

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Struggling Indian-American bank finds a buyer

06/08/17

BCB Bancorp will pay $20 million for Indus American Bank, a New Jersey institution that focuses on the South Asian-American business community. Indus American lost a total of $2.5 million in 2015 and 2016.

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Two new services aim to help consumers save

06/08/17

Vault and Retiremap are launching products this week that are designed to help people stash cash where they can.

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House to vote on Choice Act; Amazon expands lending program

06/08/17

Bill would replace much of Dodd-Frank but is unlikely to become law; online retailer is expected to expand Amazon Lending program to small businesses in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.

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Staking out banks' place in the open financial web

06/07/17

By making it easier and safer to share data with third parties, Wells Fargo's Brett Pitts says he is strengthening the bank's relationships with customers.

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Bank execs now bullish on public blockchains, survey finds

06/07/17

The vast majority of financial services executives surveyed by Cognizant predict open systems like bitcoin will gain greater prominence over the next five years — slightly more than said the same for private blockchains.

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