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Will energy boom turn West Texas into bank M&A hot spot?

07/26/19

Record oil production has lenders contemplating acquisitions in the region.

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Ameriprise predicts bank launch will spur more growth

07/26/19

Thanks to its newly launched bank, Ameriprise's 10,000 financial advisers will soon start offering direct services like deposits and mortgages.

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Fiserv-First Data deal set to close

07/26/19

Fiserv expects its $22 billion purchase of First Data Corp. to close on Monday after clearing regulatory requirements.

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Top data-sharing groups close in on a single standard

07/26/19

OFX is used by 7,000 banks while FDX is used by 2 million consumers. The two standards are converging.

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As benefit payments went digital, banks had to improve cash access

07/26/19

Most agencies use electronic benefit transfer to deliver funds to prepaid cards, but recipients who need access to cash are often caught in a bind, with fewer convenient or free ATMs available in an increasingly digital payments landscape.

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Arkansas poultry lender to buy deposit-rich bank

07/26/19

First Financial Banc will gain nearly $300 million in liquidity when it acquires First National Corp. of Wynne.

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Digital Banking Demo Sessions 2019

07/26/19

Top technology innovations in digitla banking you need to see

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Berkshire Hathaway's BofA stake climbs above 10% amid bank's buybacks

07/26/19

The conglomerate run by Warren Buffett has tried in the past to keep its holdings below the 10% threshold in order to avoid heightened regulatory scrutiny.

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Limestone in Ky. to buy four branches from in-state rival

07/26/19

The company will also gain deposits and loans from its deal with Republic Bancorp.

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Easing derivatives trading rule would help the system, not hurt it

07/26/19

Regulators should proceed with removing one of the margin requirements for trading swaps.

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