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How the pandemic redefined Truist's philanthropic priorities

07/28/20

The company's foundation, whose mission had been carefully planned by BB&T and SunTrust before their merger, opened just nine days before the novel coronavirus was declared a pandemic. Here’s what happened next.

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Biden urges Fed to take steps to close racial economic gaps

07/28/20

The Democratic presidential nominee's plan would require the Federal Reserve to report the actions it is taking through its monetary and regulatory policies to address disparities in income between racial groups.

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Flagstar has record quarter driven by 'super-charged' mortgage market

07/28/20

The company's second-quarter net income was $116 million, with mortgage banking revenue of $239 million.

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IPO done, nCino now has to prove it can turn a profit

07/28/20

The pressure is on the fintech, which helps banks make digital loans, to stanch its losses and show its lofty market valuation was deserved.

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Marqeta to provide tokenization for JPMorgan virtual cards

07/28/20

The global card issuer will provide its tokenization technology for JPMorgan Chase's virtual card program in early 2021.

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Marqeta to provide tokenization for JPMorgan virtual cards

07/28/20

The global card issuer will provide its tokenization technology for JPMorgan Chase's virtual card program in early 2021.

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Contactless payments will miss the boat without 'in time' funding

07/28/20

Digital wallets arguably reached a tipping point this spring when contactless payments jumped 40% in response to concerns that cash and payment terminals were helping to spread the coronavirus, Vidya Peters of Marqeta writes.

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Fed extends seven emergency facilities to end of 2020

07/28/20

The three-month extension for the central bank's lending programs is one of several recent steps by policymakers to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus pandemic stretches through the summer.

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Shelton loses another GOP senator; Senate bill may include looser capital regs

07/28/20

Susan Collins said she will join Mitt Romney in voting against the Fed nominee; the Republican proposal would give regulators discretion to let banks exclude certain assets for capital purposes

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Nobody likes credit union regulator’s debt plan

07/27/20

A proposal to expand credit unions’ access to subordinated debt drew plenty of fire from bankers, but there are also concerns the regulation could be problematic for the institutions it aims to help.

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