Bankruptcy Blogs

Fee-fighting app expands into savings, money management

10/02/18

Truebill, which started as a subscription management app and grew into one targeting bank fees, is now offering automated savings and financial management.

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Female payments execs endorse gender quotas on corporate boards

10/02/18

California will be the first state requiring public companies to meet gender quotas for their boards of directors, and women in the payments industry see the move as positive — with some caveats.

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Financial Services staff director to depart for trade group

10/02/18

Shannon McGahn will depart the House committee next week and will join the National Association of Realtors as senior vice president of government affairs.

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Waters bill would reverse Mulvaney's deregulatory efforts at CFPB

10/02/18

The senior Democratic lawmaker said the CFPB chief and the Trump administration "are doing everything in their power to roll back consumer protections."

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CFPB official's writings make him 'unfit' for job, agency union says

10/02/18

The head of the National Treasury Employees Union said the appointment of Eric Blankenstein to a senior role “reflects poorly on CFPB management.”

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To get mentored, you have to get noticed

10/02/18

How do you get someone like Bank of America's Anne Finucane as a mentor? Be impressive enough to get her attention and tough enough to take her constructive criticism.

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Serious about workplace equality? Start by eliminating these blind spots

10/02/18

Early-morning meetings and other managerial decisions can disproportionately impact working mothers unless bank executives take notice.

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American National deepens Va. roots with latest acquisition

10/02/18

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

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Startup lender Petal launches its subprime credit card

10/02/18

The firm hopes to distinguish itself from other lenders by analyzing customer cash flow to determine the likelihood that borrowers will repay.

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Fed looks at relaxing big bank rules; Wells western retail chief leaves

10/02/18

The central bank is mulling measures to broaden the number of banks receiving reg relief; Lisa Stevens was a top deputy to the former retail chief during the phony accounts scandal.

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