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Mom's not-so-little helper; 'values' in hiring

05/25/17

Teresa Tanner designed a unique program to help keep new moms from leaving Fifth Third. Monica Coles of Wells Fargo has a surprising perspective on diversity initiatives. Plus, Abby Johnson talks up bitcoin.

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FHFA raising concerns about Home Loan Bank funding, advances

05/25/17

FHFA Director Mel Watt sketched a regulatory vision that included greater scrutiny of funding mechanisms and large exposures to single borrowers.

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BancFirst in Oklahoma shuffles leadership

05/25/17

David Rainbolt, who has been the company's CEO since the early 1990s, has handed the reins to a pair of longtime deputies. Rainbolt will stay at BancFirst as its executive chairman.

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Why this bank sold itself for zero premium

05/25/17

Anchor Bancorp in Laney, Wash., lowered its expectations in the face of impatient investors and buyers’ concerns about antitrust, credit quality and other issues.

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Bank of Ozarks to raise capital ahead of first stress test

05/25/17

The Arkansas company is selling more than $300 million in stock a year before its DFAST test in June 2018.

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Dodd-Frank overhaul bill advances closer to House vote

05/25/17

A bill to overhaul the Dodd-Frank Act could get a vote in the full House as early as June 7.

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How banks can cut security risks posed by email hoaxes

05/25/17

Two related and equally humiliating cases of high-level bankers completely falling for fake emails illustrate the dangers of social engineering and the need to better protect executives and other employees from themselves.

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Balance-sheet growth in U.S. provides spark to TD Bank

05/25/17

The Toronto bank said increases in deposits and loans spurred a 20% rise in profit at its U.S. retail bank from a year earlier.

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Would Wells scandal have come to light with a defanged CFPB?

05/25/17

Free-market advocates believe that consumers discipline wayward companies better than the government by eschewing their offerings, but switching products is not the same as punishing malefactors.

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Top Pence adviser blasts FDIC resolution powers

05/25/17

A top Trump administration official on Thursday vowed to roll back FDIC powers to seize and unwind a failing megabank.

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