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Home BancShares to buy Stonegate in Fla. for $778M

03/27/17

The deal is Home BancShares’ second in Florida in less than five months and would let the Arkansas company further solidify its presence in the Sunshine State.

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How banks use investment funds to spread CRA risk

03/27/17

Community banks, big commercial banks and Wall Street investment houses are finding common ground in small-business loan funds that help Main Street, minimize potential losses on credit extended to young companies and sometimes lead to new business prospects.

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Wells brings cardless access to its entire fleet of ATMs

03/27/17

As banks work to integrate their mobile apps with their physical channels, the march toward universal cardless ATM technology continues.

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Health care failure complicates Dodd-Frank rollback effort

03/27/17

House Republicans’ failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act – an issue that has animated the party caucus since its passage in 2010 — has thrown into question their ability to enact regulatory relief.

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Could Google give fintech apps a needed boost?

03/27/17

Google Play and CSFI aim to improve use of financial health apps through a storefront organized by consumers' needs and by publishing a guide for app developers.

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Santander briefly closes Boston branch after protesters get inside

03/27/17

The demonstration was staged by a union-affiliated group that wants to organize bank workers.

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Team of industry veterans launches new subprime credit card

03/27/17

The Ollo card has the backing of former Citi CEO Vikram Pandit and several other big names in finance.

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Deutsche Bank in bind over how to modify $300M Trump debt

03/27/17

A small detail in Deutsche Bank's loans to Donald Trump's real-estate business has turned into a headache at the bank, as its effort has stalled to restructure part of the $300 million or so in debt.

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Fintechs: Banks can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em

03/27/17

Bankers spoke candidly about the ups and downs that partnering with a young tech firm entails at American Banker’s Retail Banking 2017 conference in Miami last week.

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Data wars, financial stress and faster payments

03/27/17

Author Rachel Schneider on income volatility problems; Travis Dulaney talks instant payments; American Banker's Mary Wisniewski discusses the OCC's fintech charter, data aggregation battles, and alternative data.

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