Bankruptcy Blogs

4 questions as CFPB closes in on revamp of key mortgage rule

01/21/20

The agency is sending a strong message that it won’t rush to end an exemption for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while also signaling longer-term changes that will affect all lenders.

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Signature chief expects stable margins, volatile provisions in 2020

01/21/20

While the New York bank has a handle on deposit pricing, Joseph DePaolo said a new accounting standard will play tricks with how it addresses credit quality.

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Citibank fined nearly $18 million for flood insurance violations

01/21/20

The OCC said Citigroup's main bank subsidiary violated the Flood Disaster Protection Act by not ensuring that borrowers with homes in flood hazard areas had insurance coverage.

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CFPB to extend 'qualified mortgage' exemption for GSEs, report says

01/21/20

Director Kathy Kraninger has told lawmakers that the agency will delay the expiration of the so-called QM patch, now set for January 2021.

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Citigroup CEO says many branch jobs are still safe from machines

01/21/20

Modernizing the bank’s app and digital-banking experience won’t necessarily result in Citigroup needing fewer people in its retail bank, CEO Michael Corbat said.

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Central banks team up to study case for digital currencies

01/21/20

The body will include the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank, but not the Federal Reserve or the People's Bank of China.

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Europe’s new API rules lay groundwork for regulating open banking

01/21/20

Banks in the U.S. should take note of these requirements before opening their systems to third-party developers.

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BofA's lofty market aspirations; Amazon working on palm payments

01/21/20

Moynihan says the bank’s consumer market share could be doubled; retail terminals would connect customer’s hand print with their card information.

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'Getting out of the boys' ecochamber': Male allies in banking

01/20/20

Doug Nielson at U.S. Bank and Jane Barratt at MX explain how men can be more supportive of their female colleagues.

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Credit union-bank deals may have peaked (for now)

01/20/20

Pushback from banks, a smaller pool of sellers and potential regulatory hurdles could pose setbacks for credit unions this year.

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