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Renasant lines up next CEO a year in advance

05/02/17

The Mississippi company said Mitchell Waycaster will succeed Robin McGraw in May 2018.

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Customers will only embrace tech changes if staff does first

05/02/17

Bankers are well aware of the industry transformation taking place. However, they need to convince employees that change is worthwhile before turning reimagined business models into realities.

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Cam Fine, ICBA's firebrand, to retire

05/02/17

Cam Fine, the longtime CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America, is set to announce plans to retire next year, handing the reins to a community banker.

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Trump eyes OCC chief; Miami can sue banks

05/02/17

The president may soon replace Thomas Curry as bank regulator with an interim appointment; Supreme Court says city can sue B of A and Wells Fargo over predatory lending.

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Trump to name new acting OCC head: Report

05/02/17

President Trump is likely to replace Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry with an acting comptroller as soon as this week, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Why community bankers should care about blockchain tech

05/02/17

Blockchain technology requires major change in people and processes and smaller banks need to prepare, according to Joe Dewey, an attorney at Holland & Knight and author of a new book about distributed ledger technology.

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Dimon calls populist rage 'understandable,’ lauds Trump economic agenda

05/01/17

The JPMorgan Chase CEO was in rare form Monday, speaking without a filter on a range of controversial topics.

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Trump administration aiming for two-tiered regulatory system

05/01/17

During a meeting with more than a hundred community bankers on Monday, Trump administration officials made it clear they favored a system with different rules for small and big banks.

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To keep Ocwen 'healthy,' its top client may buy a 5% stake

05/01/17

In an echo of the rescue deals of 2007 and 2008, New Residential's CEO framed the transaction as something undertaken to benefit the entire industry.

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First Bancorp to buy ASB Bancorp in N.C.

05/01/17

First Bancorp has emerged as one of the few consolidators in North Carolina at a time when many other banks in the state have opted to sell.

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