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Options-trading fintech wins backing from big and small banks

01/31/19

Gatsby, which has built an app to let novice investors buy puts or calls, has received funding from Barclays, Radius Bank and others. Radius is considering offering the service to its customers.

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Biggest banks provide the best financial advice: Survey

01/31/19

The combination of their convenient branch networks and strong digital offerings makes large, national banks tough to beat in dispensing financial guidance, consumers say.

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LoanDepot hit with Ginnie Mae sanctions over VA mortgage compliance

01/31/19

Ginnie Mae has restricted loanDepot's ability to securitize Veterans Affairs mortgages because of apparent churning of recent originations.

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FDIC's small-dollar riddle: How to entice banks, yet stay tough

01/31/19

The agency is exploring how to reopen small-dollar lending options for banks, but consumer groups are urging the agency to maintain pricing limits and other controls.

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Trump is said to consider Herman Cain for Federal Reserve Board

01/31/19

Herman Cain, the former pizza company executive who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, is being considered by President Trump for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

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FHFA taps White House special assistant as new chief of staff

01/31/19

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has appointed a special assistant to President Trump and former Trump campaign official as chief of staff of the agency.

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Brown calls on Fed to raise capital buffer for biggest banks

01/31/19

The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is warning that excessive optimism in the banking system could lead to another crisis.

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MidSouth reports big 4Q loss as it preps return to profitability

01/31/19

The Louisiana company got more aggressive with credit issues and recorded its final charge tied to addressing a regulatory order.

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Big-bank rule may have fueled December’s stock market rout

01/31/19

It’s possible the G-SIB surcharge, an additional capital charge on large banks, contributed to market volatility at the end of last year, argues Sen. Thom Tillis.

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Wells Fargo issues new mea culpa; savings account skinflints?

01/31/19

Wells says it's made progress but needs to do more to rebuild trust with customers and regulators; despite rate hikes by the Fed, big banks continue to effectively pay nothing in interest to savings customers.

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