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Soros' first female CIO; 'bro' bias in lending

04/13/17

A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick following her big move from UBS to Soros; a weakness to watch out for in loans made by men to men; and the preponderance of female credit union CEOs.

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Big banks still looking for margin lift, and other 1Q takeaways

04/13/17

Earnings season kicked off with some banks capitalizing better than others on higher rates and still-low deposit costs. Banks will have to keep working on that balance as they contend with rising credit card losses, slower commercial lending and other issues.

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Canada's Tangerine to add credit lines in bid to be 'everyday bank'

04/13/17

Tangerine Bank, the digital lender owned by Bank of Nova Scotia, will start offering credit lines this year as it seeks to boost revenue and bolster flagging profit through expanded product offerings.

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Chicago bank, ex-CEO tussle over job performance in discrimination case

04/13/17

Yman Vien says she lost her job at American Metro Bancorp because of her gender. The bank says the move was tied to poor decisions that led to a regulatory order in 2009.

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Commerce Bancshares' profit climbs 10% on strong loan, margin growth

04/13/17

A 9% increase in net interest income more than offset rising expenses at the Kansas City, Mo., company.

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LSTA takes risk retention fight to the top

04/13/17

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is appealing directly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to exempt collateralized loan obligation managers from rules requiring "skin in the game" of deals.

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Why insurance — not lending — is the next big thing in fintech

04/13/17

"Virtually evert venture capitalist I know is excited about insurance as the next big thing in fintech," says Sam Hodges, co-founder and U.S. managing director at Funding Circle.

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Incredible shrinking bank populations

04/13/17

The number of U.S. banks has fallen by 24% since the end of 2010, a result of mergers, failures and a dearth of de novo activity. Here are the 10 states with the biggest declines as a percentage of total banks headquartered in the state, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data.

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Banker suit to slow credit union expansion may be doing opposite

04/13/17

The trade association's lawsuit challenging new field-of-membership rules may have the opposite effect, as more credit unions consider expansion before the litigation is resolved.

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Rate hike, stock market surge push PNC's profit higher

04/13/17

Net income climbed 13% as as the Fed's hike improved loan yields and the stock market’s surge boosted returns from PNC’s stake in BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.

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