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Zions’ Simmons reveals cancer diagnosis

11/30/20

Harris Simmons, the chairman and CEO of Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City, said in a letter to employees that he was recently diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and would be pursuing a treatment plan over the next several months.

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Week ahead: All about NCUA

11/30/20

The credit union regulator's budget briefing could produce fireworks, but possible Senate action could make the result of an eventual budget vote a foregone conclusion.

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It’s official: Yellen is Biden’s pick for Treasury

11/30/20

The incoming administration chose a battle-tested policymaker who can draw on her nearly two decades at the Fed to help rebuild an economy still struggling from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Climate risk test asks banks to look too far down the road

11/30/20

Global regulators are considering a universal stress test for climate change that requires lenders to use a 30-year horizon, a difficult and speculative projection of the energy industry that could harm bank financials.

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Simmons Bank to sell 4 St. Louis-area branches to CEFCU

11/30/20

The deal will expand the credit union's brick-and-mortar footprint to more than 30 locations across Illinois and California.

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Fed, Treasury agree to extend four lending facilities to March 31

11/30/20

The central bank will prolong the life of the Commercial Paper Funding Facility and three other programs while returning congressionally approved funds for five separate facilities that will shut down Dec. 31.

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Citi's Jane Fraser talks about the priorities she'll set as CEO

11/30/20

As she prepares to take over in February, Fraser says she is planning to invest in some of the bank's largest businesses, including its sprawling custody network and its burgeoning wealth management effort.

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S&P to buy IHS Markit for $39B in union of large financial data providers

11/30/20

S&P Global has agreed to buy IHS Markit for about $39 billion in stock, a deal that accelerates the wave of consolidation among the finance industry's biggest data providers.

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GM looking at bank a charter; HSBC mulling exit from U.S. retail banking

11/30/20

The finance unit wants to accept deposits to support its auto lending business; but the U.K. bank is not considering a full exodus from the U.S., where it wants to grow wealth management.

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COVID taking a toll on credit union employees' mental health

11/30/20

Some workers have thrived while working remotely but others miss the social interaction of an office, and the recent surge in coronavirus diagnoses means employers will be facing these challenges well into next year.

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