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Equipment finance firm applies for industrial loan charter

03/12/20

GreatAmerica Financial in Iowa is looking to form a bank so it can offer more products to small and midsize companies.

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Fed unveils dramatic measures to ease market strain from virus

03/12/20

The central bank has been under increasing pressure to act as investors have been losing faith in the Trump administration's efforts to contain the economic fallout.

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CFPB official will be recused from agency's suit against Fifth Third

03/12/20

Acting Deputy Director Leonard Chanin formerly was a deputy general counsel at the Cincinnati bank that is now in the bureau's crosshairs for allegedly opening unauthorized accounts.

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Community banks seek broader exemption from CRA changes

03/12/20

The OCC and FDIC’s proposal for modernizing the community reinvestment law would give banks below $500 million of assets the option to keep the current regime. But bankers and industry representatives say that threshold should be higher.

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Do banks have a role to play in SBA's coronavirus loan program?

03/12/20

The agency will be tasked with providing $50 billion in loans to small businesses harmed by the pandemic. It is unclear whether the SBA will need bankers' help.

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Provident in N.J. to surpass $10B in assets with SB One acquisition

03/12/20

The company will enter an affluent New Jersey county and a key New York market with the $209 million deal.

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'Crossover hiring' can address the gender gap in fintech

03/12/20

As the fintech industry looks for ways to bring on more women, crossover hiring — recruiting from traditional financial services firms to fintechs — has emerged as an effective strategy, Donna Parisi of Shearman & Sterling and Michelle Tran of NYC Fintech Women write.

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ECB will let banks run lower capital levels to deal with virus

03/12/20

The move come a day after the Bank of England cut rates and introduced a series of emergency measures, including capital requirements and a lending program for smaller companies.

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JPMorgan tells New York employees to work from home due to virus

03/12/20

JPMorgan Chase is planning to implement a staggered work-from-home plan for its New York-area employees to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The plan applies to most corporate employees, but not to branch workers or traders.

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