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Small-bank specialties on the rise

02/08/17

Here are five ancillary business lines that lately have appealed to community banks pursuing new sources of loans or fee income.

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Nothing to see here? Banks' latest cybersecurity concern

02/08/17

The latest cyberattacks on banks (and others including the Democratic National Committee) can no longer be found by traditional means, as they lurk in memory and necessary computing tools.

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Wells Fargo's costs mount in wake of sales scandal

02/08/17

CFO John Shrewberry projects that legal costs and other expenses related to the scandal will swell to between $50 million and $60 million and remain at that level for the next several quarters.

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Former Tennessee Commerce exec charged with lying to regulators

02/08/17

Lamar Cox is accused of understating losses tied to the sale of foreclosed properties in 2009.

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William Cooper, retail banking innovator, dies at 73

02/08/17

Cooper built TCF into a Midwestern powerhouse by targeting what he called the “Joe Lunch-Bucket crowd.”

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Rather than copy startups, banks need their own innovation model

02/08/17

For a corporation, throwing out new propositions in the dark is a very expensive way to innovate.

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Fed's Alvarez to retire later this year

02/08/17

Scott Alvarez, the Federal Reserve's long-time general counsel, will retire later this year after nearly three dozen years at the central bank, the agency announced Wednesday.

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A 21st-century Glass-Steagall? It’s called the Volcker Rule

02/08/17

An amended proprietary trading ban could limit conflicts for firms with both lending and securities arms, and prevent large banks from using deposits for speculative activity.

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More executive drama at Deutsche Bank; Is the market ready for a bitcoin ETF?

02/08/17

The German bank's head of corporate and investment banking is reportedly looking to leave; analysts are worried that a bitcoin fund might set off "irrational exuberance" among investors.

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SoFi to sell student loans to small banks through Promontory

02/08/17

The San Francisco-based online lender will soon begin selling refinanced student loans through Promontory’s member network.

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