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Wells Fargo's new sales goals reward group performance

01/11/17

Wells Fargo announced it was making changes to the way it pays branch employees as the bank tries to repair the damage from its phony account scandal last year.

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People's Utah gets early start on CFO succession

01/11/17

People's Utah Bancorp in American Fork has its next chief financial officer waiting in the wings a year in advance.

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Sessions would enforce federal pot laws, may end choke point

01/11/17

Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Ala., could pose a roadblock for marijuana businesses seeking financial services, but might also end a controversial Justice Department program targeting payment processors and financial institutions.

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Credit union to buy Peoples Bank in Wisconsin

01/11/17

Advia Credit Union in Parchment, Mich., has agreed to buy Peoples Bank in Elkhorn, Wis.

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Shore Bancshares enters Baltimore with branch deal

01/11/17

Shore Bancshares in Easton, Md., has agreed to buy three branches around Baltimore from Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa.

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House Dems urge Trump not to fire CFPB's Cordray

01/11/17

House Democrats sent a letter Tuesday to President-elect Donald J. Trump, urging him to reject calls by Republicans to fire Richard Cordray.

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M&T Bank buys mortgage-Servicing firm

01/11/17

A unit of M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., has bought certain operations of Philadelphia mortgage firm Carey, Kramer, Pettit, Panichelli & Associates.

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OCC's New Charter — Only Serious Fintechs Need Apply

01/11/17

The OCC's limited-purpose fintech charter Â-- which will come with new regulatory and compliance responsibilities Â-- will separate the healthiest fintech companies from the unhealthy ones, leading fintech one step closer to disrupting the incumbents.

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Democrats, Too, Are Needed to Overhaul Dodd-Frank

01/11/17

The effort to end regulatory absolutism will most likely succeed if it is framed as a pro-economy reform, with members of both political parties driving the train.

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Morning Scan: SoftBank's Big Bet on Next-Gen Tech

01/11/17

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Technology investment: Tech giant SoftBank executive Rajeev Misra has created a $100 billion fund to invest in futuristic technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and other Jetsons-like inventions, according to the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The so-called Vision Fund will also invest in smaller venture capital forays in financial technology and robotics. Â...

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