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Breaking Banks: Fintech charter backlash; change our thinking!

04/28/17

American Banker's Rob Blackwell and Marc Hochstein discuss the pushback from state regulators and consumer advocates against the OCC's proposed charter; Chris Skinner and Jim Marous hold forth on fintech.

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Tackling income volatility; New CMO at Citi

04/28/17

JPMorgan Chase’s Colleen Briggs and Fiona Greig are among those working on ways to help a growing segment of consumers with wildly fluctuating incomes. Plus, the women of Wells Fargo’s board and a big promotion at Citi.

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JPMorgan defection underscores tough blockchain choices

04/28/17

The bank has quit the R3 consortium, whose tech decisions were at odds with its own.

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Deutsche Bank hires Citi's treasurer as CFO

04/28/17

Deutsche Bank hired Citigroup Treasurer James von Moltke to replace Marcus Schenck as chief financial officer, completing a management shake-up that's been key to the latest turnaround plan.

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Trump picks housing expert for key HUD post

04/28/17

President Trump has nominated Pam Patenaude, the president of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America's Families, to serve as HUD's No. 2.

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Higher expenses soften gains at Investors Bancorp

04/28/17

The New Jersey company's profit growth was constrained by an 11% increase in compensation and benefits and an 85% jump in consulting fees tied to compliance and other issues.

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Why there's a gold rush for bank tech in Europe

04/28/17

Sweeping new data-sharing rules require a substantial IT revamp at large financial institutions.

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Wells' borrowing boost sparks concentration fears for Home Loan banks

04/28/17

Wells Fargo Bank has dramatically increased its borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, more than doubling the San Francisco institution's level of advances.

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House Dems employ new strategy to block GOP Dodd-Frank overhaul

04/28/17

The new Democratic strategy to block GOP Dodd-Frank rewrite is to give it more airtime.

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Curry defends fintech charter after state regulators' lawsuit

04/28/17

Banking is not a “static” business, and must be allowed to evolve, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said Friday.

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