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Even Canadian banks are shunning U.S. pot firms

04/08/19

CEOs at Bank of Montreal and TD Bank Group say they are unlikely to touch the American cannabis industry until the laws change.

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Banking on conversational AI

04/08/19

Five ways AI can drive growth

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Buffett offers Wells CEO advice; Leveraged loans again sparking fear

04/08/19

The bank’s biggest shareholder says Wall Street shouldn't yield its next CEO; concern that mistakes that led to the financial crisis are being repeated.

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Is Wells Fargo stuck in the denial stage of recovery?

04/07/19

Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

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Crypto players 'need to get their acts together': Q&A with Andrew Hinkes

04/07/19

As bankers' skepticism about blockchain deepens, crypto firms should demonstrate how the technology can help financial companies, such as by extending access to the underbanked, says Hinkes, a prominent advocate of blockchain.

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BB&T, SunTrust pledge $30M for affordable housing in Charlotte

04/05/19

The two banks will each give $15 million to the Foundation for the Carolinas, which supports affordable housing development in Mecklenburg County.

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Fifth Third ramps up small-business lending in Chicago

04/05/19

The bank is pledging to lend another $2 billion in a market where it has invested $3.6 billion in various community development initiatives since 2016. Most of the new funds will be used to make loans to small businesses that operate in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

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Moynihan's call for unity, CFPB payday revamp, Morgan Stanley's AI strategy: Top stories of the week

04/05/19

'There is no division in our industry': BofA's Moynihan says; why CFPB's payday revamp is an even bigger deal than you think; Morgan Stanley's new data strategy for higher quality AI; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Senate Dems press CFPB on student loan forgiveness

04/05/19

The lawmakers are questioning the agency about its oversight of student loan servicers involved in a federal loan forgiveness program.

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Ex-Congressman's Russian bank loses license over money laundering

04/05/19

Commercial Bank of Ivanovo, in which former North Carolina Representative Charles Taylor owns an 80% stake, regularly broke anti-money-laundering regulations and used “schemes” to artificially inflate its capital, according to a central bank statement.

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