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HSBC names new chairman; TD accused of sales abuses

03/13/17

Mark Tucker, the British bank's new chairman, will look to replace its outgoing CEO; A Canadian television network says bank employees were pressured to phony up accounts to meet sales targets.

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Bankers renew push to give Qualified Mortgage status to portfolio loans

03/13/17

Banks are stepping up their efforts to win a key exception to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "Qualified Mortgage" rule.

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Small-business optimism at post-recession high: survey

03/13/17

Better access to credit, an improving revenue picture and promises of regulatory relief are bolstering the confidence of small-business owners.

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Breaking Banks: Innovations in lending

03/10/17

Host Brett King reports from this week's LendIt conference in New York.

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Mnuchin picks top staff to help on reg reform, tax policy

03/10/17

The Treasury Department announced the appointment of four new senior staff members late Friday.

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Unpacking the N.Y Fed's plan to rid industry of bad actors

03/10/17

A database that identifies wrongdoers could prevent banks from making bad hiring decisions, but can it ensure that former employees' rights are adequately protected?

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Chase buys MCX's tech, bringing the merchant mobile wallet in-house

03/10/17

The technology from MCX's CurrentC wallet, which never formally launched, will get new life with Chase Pay, which debuted in 2016 with Starbucks, Best Buy and commitments from MCX members such as Walmart.

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SEC rejects Winklevoss ETF proposal

03/10/17

U.S. regulators rejected an exchange-traded fund based on bitcoin, wiping out weeks of gains for the digital currency as investors speculated the Securities and Exchange Commission would approve the security.

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B of A gives itself five years to save branch banking

03/10/17

Bank of America is revamping its retail network and upgrading its ATMs as it rolls out a new type of branch that bridges the physical and digital worlds.

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House Dems question DOJ investigation of Deutsche Bank, Russia

03/10/17

House Democrats want to know if the Department of Justice is doing a proper investigation into an alleged money-laundering scheme by Deutsche Bank.

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