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Robo-advisers must do more than help millennials build wealth

06/07/17

Services with simpler fees and intuitive digital designs might appeal to younger users, but millennials have much more on their minds than saving for retirement.

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Banco Santander to the rescue; Cordray in contempt?

06/07/17

Spain's largest bank to pay a little over a dollar to save troubled domestic rival Banco Popular; House finance committee says CFPB director dragged his feet on Wells phony accounts scandal.

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Why Citi puts a premium on mobile users' satisfaction

06/06/17

Alice Milligan has pushed Citi to introduce dozens of mobile enhancements intended to simplify customers' interactions with the bank.

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CFPB's Cordray threatened with contempt charges by House panel

06/06/17

A GOP House Financial Services Committee report alleges that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray lied about the bureau's investigation into the Wells Fargo scandal.

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Senate Dems optimistic about bipartisan approach to reg relief

06/06/17

The Senate Banking Committee may pass a number of small legislative proposals to help banks and credit unions, but the panel is still figuring out what sort of package can ultimately be agreed upon, top Democrats said Tuesday.

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FASB opens door — slightly — to changes in loan-loss reserves

06/06/17

The accounting board has scheduled a meeting that bankers hope will produce eleventh-hour modifications to reserving requirements.

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Dems press HUD nominee on proposed budget cuts

06/06/17

President Trump's nominee to be the No. 2 at the Department of Housing and Urban Development faced tough questions on a proposed $6 billion cut to the department's budget.

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Can FDIC resolution powers be reformed instead of axed?

06/06/17

Ahead of a vote on a bill that would eliminate orderly liquidation authority, supporters of those powers are proposing changes to make it more palatable to conservatives.

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The middle market: A good refuge in lean times for commercial lenders

06/06/17

Citizens Financial is going out of market to find midsize business in need of credit or advisory services in uncertain times. It is a good example of the resiliency that regional banks are showing amid softer loan demand, Washington gridlock and still-low interest rates.

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TIAA ventures into robo advising in Main Street push

06/06/17

TIAA, the nearly 100-year-old retirement and insurance company, is starting an online robo-adviser this week, making it the latest firm to use automated advice to win customers in a rapidly changing asset-management industry.

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