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United in Alabama to enter new market with bank acquisition

03/16/21

The company will pay $29 million for Town-Country National Bank in Camden, Ala., which will operate as its own subsidiary after the deal closes.

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Black-run bank channels capital infusion into digital upgrades

03/16/21

M&F Bancorp in North Carolina plans to use some of the $18 million it received from big banks to make overdue improvements to its commercial lending platform.

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First penalty for pot banking violations lands on credit union

03/16/21

Seven years after regulators issued guidance to financial institutions, a small Michigan credit union was ordered to stop opening new accounts for marijuana businesses.

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Freddie Mac appoints Mark Grier as interim CEO

03/16/21

The company is still searching for someone to fill the roll on a full-time basis, but the $600,000 annual salary cap may limit the candidate pool.

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Citi urges dealmakers to send more business to private bankers

03/16/21

Citigroup’s dealmakers have been keeping busy with family offices looking to get in on the blank-check frenzy. Now the lender wants to bring its private bank a piece of the action.

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Card brands postpone fee hike, but merchants want interchange reform

03/16/21

Mastercard and Visa's one-year delay is only a partial victory for retailers, who want the networks to have less power to set rates.

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Blame Treasury, IRS for delay in stimulus payments, banks say

03/16/21

Banks have borne the brunt of the criticism from consumers still waiting for coronavirus relief funds to land in their accounts. But the industry says the lag time is the fault of the government and its antiquated payments system

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Bipartisan Senate bill would raise loan maturity limits for FCUs

03/16/21

The proposed legislation is similar to a package put forward in 2020 and another introduced in the House in 2019.

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EMV deadline nears for gas stations, but many won't make it

03/16/21

After postponing enforcement for years, the card brands are implementing an EMV liability shift at fuel stations, which still struggle to make the upgrades necessary for chip-card acceptance.

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U.S. small businesses are holding off the debt apocalypse. For now.

03/16/21

Government relief programs and lenders’ forbearance have kept U.S. small businesses from defaulting on their debt en masse as revenue slumped during the pandemic crisis, according to a new analysis.

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