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Bank Holding Companies with the Largest Credit Card Loan Portfolios

02/21/17

On Sept. 30, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

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Bank Holding Companies with the Largest Consumer Loan Portfolios

02/21/17

On Sept. 30, 2016. Dollars in thousands

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The anti-Venmo? Banks' p-to-p payment product eschews social ‘sharing’

02/21/17

When Zelle launches, it will not allow users to share information about their payments with other folks in their network. That decision puts the P-to-P service on a different course than Venmo, its fast-growing rival.

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Bank Holding Companies with the Largest Business Loan Portfolios

02/21/17

On Sept. 30, 2016. Dollars in thousands

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Remembering Melanie Dressel, mentor to a generation of bankers

02/21/17

Columbia Banking's CEO, who died unexpectedly on Sunday, was a thoughtful and tenacious leader who leaves a legacy of turning a small Washington bank into a regional power in the Pacific Northwest.

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Would weakening regulators' edge in court backfire on banks?

02/21/17

Banks have long been eager to see regulators knocked down a peg in the courts, but now that it might actually happen under President Trump, some are beginning to wonder if it might ultimately boomerang against the financial services industry.

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Community bankers aren't holding their breath on reg relief

02/21/17

Attendees at an American Bankers Association conference believe a massive overhaul of banking regulations is unlikely.

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Voice recognition's surprise pitfall: aging customers

02/21/17

The human voice changes more quickly than you’d think, and this has to be taken into account by voice-recognition systems.

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Wells Fargo fires four retail executives over accounts scandal

02/21/17

Wells Fargo has fired its consumer credit solutions head and three other senior managers for actions related to a scandal involving employees creating fraudulent customer accounts.

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Hedge funds can't sue over investments in Fannie or Freddie

02/21/17

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that barred hedge funds from suing to overturn the U.S. government’s 2012 decision to capture billions of dollars in the profits generated by the mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after their bailout.

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