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Small Louisiana bank gives customers tool to safeguard their data

09/29/20

Origin Bank is rolling out software to let customers curb or shut down account-data sharing with third-party apps. In the process, it hopes to learn a lot about client behavior and preferences that it could use in its own products.

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Bankers skeptical Fed’s Main Street program will pick up steam

09/29/20

Loan officers surveyed by the central bank said the subpar creditworthiness of some applicants and the ability of others to find credit elsewhere are among reasons the middle-market rescue facility has fizzled.

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Small Virginia Beach credit union to merge into Chartway FCU

09/29/20

Members of St. Matthews Federal Credit Union are set to vote on whether to join the $2.3 billion-asset Chartway before the end of the year.

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Credit unions need reg relief, not new premiums

09/29/20

To shore up the share insurance fund, the National Credit Union Administration would be wise to give the industry additional temporary investment options.

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Goldman shakes up units in fresh push to win over investors

09/29/20

Goldman Sachs Group shuffled its business lines and announced a raft of management changes, carving out new divisions aligned with a strategy pivot unveiled earlier this year.

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JPMorgan pays $920 million, admits misconduct over spoofing

09/29/20

The monetary penalty is the biggest ever imposed by the CFTC. It's part of an accord that ends a criminal investigation of the company that has led to six employees being charged for allegedly rigging the price of gold and silver futures for years.

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Banking groups urge Congress to block OCC payments charter

09/29/20

Various trade organizations sent letters to a House Financial Services Committee task force saying lawmakers should "actively discharge their oversight prerogatives" as the national bank regulator considers giving licenses to companies that do not accept deposits.

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Financial institutions, government still wary of crypto

09/29/20

Employees in the financial industry and public sector are considerably more worried about the risks posed by digital currency than those in the cryptocurrency field, a new survey finds.

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First Merchants to shuffle management after CEO's retirement

09/29/20

Michael Rechin will step down at the end of this year. The Indiana company tapped CFO Mark Hardwick as its next CEO, while Michael Stewart, its chief banking officer, will become president.

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One lender's ideas on how to save small business

09/29/20

Kabbage co-founder Kathryn Petralia, whose company is being sold to American Express, discusses government and financial-sector lifelines she says could help businesses that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.

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