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Credit unions buckle up for an unpredictable holiday season

11/16/20

The pandemic has altered a variety of consumer behaviors, and that could make a difference in what sort of interchange and interest revenue financial institutions see in their credit and debit portfolios as they close out 2020.

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PNC reportedly in talks to buy BBVA's U.S. operations

11/15/20

The deal, if announced, would be among the biggest bank mergers since the 2008 financial crisis and would push PNC above $560 billion in assets.

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Banks turn to influencers to build buzz about their brands

11/15/20

Financial institutions like Ally Financial, Clinton Savings Bank and First National Bank of Omaha are recruiting personal finance experts, college students and local personalities to promote their products and services.

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Pick your Libor stand-in, CFPB probes Regions, banks' risk of age-bias suits: Top stories of the week

11/13/20

Regulators tell banks they can choose any replacement rate for Libor; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau investigating Regions' overdraft practices; banks could be ripe targets for age-discrimination lawsuits; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Proposed NCUA budget shrinks slightly for 2021

11/13/20

Savings to the credit union regulator's operating budget are largely the result of surplus funds from 2020 and expected reductions in travel into next year.

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FHA's capital buoyed by house price appreciation despite higher defaults

11/13/20

The Federal Housing Administration said in its annual actuarial report that capital reserve ratio on its mutual mortgage insurance fund increased to 6.10% in fiscal year 2020, up from 4.84% a year earlier.

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Freddie Mac CEO David Brickman resigns, interim leader appointed

11/13/20

Freddie Mac representatives would not comment on the sudden resignation of Brickman. Interim CEO Michael Hutchins has served as Freddie’s executive vice president of investments and capital markets since January 2015.

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Truliant adds to Va. footprint with merger

11/13/20

Members of $5.3 million-asset WJC Federal Credit Union will vote to merge into $3.2 billion-asset Truliant FCU, based in North Carolina.

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FDIC's brokered deposits rule may hurt some middlemen

11/13/20

The forthcoming measure could override staff opinions that helped certain deposit-gathering companies partner with banks.

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SEC charges ex-Wells Fargo execs with misleading investors

11/13/20

Former CEO John Stumpf agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to settle civil charges tied to the bank’s fake-accounts scandal. Former community bank head Carrie Tolstedt did not agree to a settlement and is now facing a lawsuit that alleges she committed fraud.

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