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First American adds to Florida operations with Continental acquisition

05/17/19

The Illinois bank is buying a bank formed in the 1970s to serve Cuban-Americans.

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Metro Bank shares post record gain as lender boosts capital

05/17/19

Vernon Hill's U.K. bank sold $479 million of new stock and issued fresh details about its turnaround efforts. Those included plans to cease its controversial practice of purchasing design and branding services from a business owned by Hill's wife.

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Trump calls Fannie, Freddie a 'pretty urgent problem'

05/17/19

His administration is looking at different alternatives to reform the housing finance system.

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In New York, growing support for a public bank

05/17/19

Undeterred by setbacks in other cities, a broad coalition of community groups is seizing on popular mistrust of traditional banks to press the case for a city-owned bank.

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25 attorneys general oppose CFPB's payday rule revamp

05/17/19

The AGs say the agency's plan to rescind ability-to-repay requirements for payday loans would undermine states' ability to enforce their own laws.

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Chase expands digital health care payments via InstaMed acquisition

05/17/19

JPMorgan Chase is buying InstaMed, a cloud-based health care payments platform that’s seen significant growth in recent years from consumer medical payments.

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A remittance fintech aims to be first of its kind to offer banking

05/17/19

Pangea says it is developing a digital account after customers complained that the bank relationship they had wasn't "for them."

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Consumer gripes grow, AI oversight, luring tech talent: Top stories of the week

05/17/19

As CFPB mulls privatizing database, consumer complaints are on the rise; an argument for continued human oversight of artificial intelligence; how some banks are luring talent from big tech; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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10 years after resurrection, BankUnited eyes Atlanta, servicing exit

05/17/19

The moves are part of a plan CEO Rajinder Singh discussed in a conversation with American Banker.

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White House considering Derek Kan for Federal Reserve Board seat

05/17/19

The White House is considering Derek Kan, an undersecretary at the Department of Transportation, for one of two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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