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Regions Financial creates watchdog for corporate governance

02/10/17

Regions Financial in Alabama promoted an in-house attorney to oversee its corporate governance practices.

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Distrust of large institutions makes this the year of the community bank

02/10/17

Community banks should jump at the chance to show consumers and policymakers how different they are from big banks.

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Banc of California taps another investor to joins its board

02/10/17

Kirk Wycoff of Patriot Financial Partners will soon join PL Capital's Richard Lashley on the California company's board.

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Exec reaches top after steady climb at Enterprise in St. Louis

02/10/17

James Lally will succeed Peter Benoist as CEO of the $4.1 billion-asset company at its the annual meeting this spring.

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'Not hearts and minds': Comments of the week

02/10/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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ABA sues the Fed; Dimon's savvy investment

02/10/17

Bankers' association takes the Federal Reserve to court over dividends diverted to highway fund; JPMorgan Chase CEO makes a killing buying his stock at the bottom.

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Breaking Banks: Mobile Money in Kenya

02/09/17

The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.

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The Bancorp posts 4Q loss on writedowns, suspected loan fraud

02/09/17

The company, which provided few details about the possible fraud, plans to hold a conference call Friday.

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What's behind Hensarling's aggressive Dodd-Frank changes

02/09/17

Purported revisions to House Republicans' Dodd-Frank rollback bill raised immediate questions about the GOP's strategy, since the provisions — which were more extreme than when the bill was unveiled last year — immediately sparked Democratic opposition.

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As chatbots take hold, banks have their pick of styles

02/09/17

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

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