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An insider account of JPMorgan's PPP approach

05/21/20

Jennifer Roberts, the company's head of business banking, details a process to have units work one-on-one with customers to get Paycheck Protection Program funds deployed faster.

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The coronavirus could force a full-blown crisis in credit scoring

05/20/20

Lawmakers are working to head off a wave of pandemic-related personal credit downgrades. But there are bigger problems with how credit risk is assessed that are harder to solve.

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Otting's legacy at OCC? It's complicated

05/20/20

The comptroller of the currency, expected to step down Thursday after two and a half years on the job, ruffled feathers and won some fans in pushing through CRA reform, cutting costs and trying to reshape the agency’s examiner culture.

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Where OCC bent and where it held firm in final CRA rule

05/20/20

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency watered down numeric metrics that some groups blasted and allowed more institutions to opt out of the new regime. But whether the agency has won over any detractors remains to be seen.

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Shopify unveils plan to offer banking services to merchants

05/20/20

The global e-commerce site is rolling out a suite of banking tools for its growing U.S. user base later this year that will help them bank and manage their businesses all in one spot.

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Citi eyes offices in suburbs to ride out Manhattan’s recovery

05/20/20

With the pandemic fueling anxiety about public transportation and dense urban offices, financial firms in Manhattan are looking elsewhere for space to let workers spread out and avoid commuting into the city.

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FHFA plan would make GSEs hold banklike capital amounts

05/20/20

The much-anticipated proposal, which would not go into effect until after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are privatized, reflects Director Mark Calabria’s aggressive efforts to get the companies on a strong financial footing.

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Regulators unite on small-dollar loan principles for banks, credit unions

05/20/20

Four federal agencies offered guidance Wednesday on how to offer products that compete against payday loans without incurring Washington's wrath. The announcement could spark the rebirth of deposit advances, which were regulated out of existence during the Obama administration.

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TD Bank confronts vexing problem of connecting disparate data

05/20/20

The Toronto company is testing new software from Cinchy that lets its technology teams visualize how datasets spread across departments might work together to make client referrals or collaborate with fintechs.

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Park National to close 21 branches in Ohio and North Carolina

05/20/20

The Ohio company said the decision reflects branch overlap and lower customer usage of the locations being shuttered.

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