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11 policymakers to watch in 2019

01/08/19

These heads of regulatory agencies and key members of Congress will determine the course of banking rules in the new year.

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Banking could be bipartisan again. No, really

01/08/19

From anti-money-laundering reform to pot banking, there are deals to be had on financial services legislation. The question is whether anyone wants to make them.

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What this community bank learned from its fintech accelerator

01/08/19

In venturing into what's normally a province of large banks, nbkc in Kansas City, Mo., discovered innovative tax-management and other products that it could offer to its own customers or sell to other banks.

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Fed proposes steps to ease banks' stress-testing regimen

01/08/19

The plan would implement a congressional mandate that only the biggest banks must conduct internal stress tests.

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OCC seeks dismissal of states' lawsuit opposing fintech charter

01/08/19

The agency refuted claims by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors that the OCC was overstepping its authority.

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Household delinquencies are on the rise. Should bankers be worried?

01/08/19

More consumers fell behind on their loans in the third quarter of 2018, even as average wages rose and the unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low.

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Government shutdown grinds SBA lending to halt

01/08/19

The agency is unable to process loan applications and faces a daunting backlog once Washington returns to work.

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How credit card issuers can help curb gun violence

01/08/19

Issuers should take seriously critics’ claims they need to more closely monitor the sale of guns, before policymakers force the issue.

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Amboy's chairman and CEO dies unexpectedly

01/08/19

George Scharpf had been the New Jersey bank's leader since 1981.

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Deutsche Bank is said to plan cutting bonuses by about 10%

01/08/19

Deutsche Bank's management board plans to cut the bonus pool by around 10 percent as the German lender juggles cost pressures while trying to retain key employees, according to people familiar with the matter.

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