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Wells Fargo revamps premium card to compete on rewards

06/25/18

Wells Fargo & Co. is finally going after the young and points-hungry by boosting rewards on one of its premium cards.

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Stress for Goldman, Morgan Stanley; Can AI produce bank reports?

06/25/18

The two Wall Street firms anxiously await the second round of stress test results; Commerzbank is working on using technology to generate basic research notes.

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Payday lending in Calif. shrunk by almost 7% last year

06/22/18

The trend may be partially attributable to a strong economy. Growth in high-cost installment lending could also be a factor.

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Why this VC fintech firm didn’t invest in Coinbase and Ripple

06/22/18

Nyca Partners is now an investor in enterprise blockchain, but in 2014 it had doubts about the technology.

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Trump’s GSE plan: Familiar solution, familiar problems

06/22/18

Meet the new housing finance reform plan, same as the old ones. While that gives it legs, it also presents big challenges.

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Mobile app for underbanked looks to go national

06/22/18

Fair Financial, a digital banking platform developed by a Twin Cities nonprofit in partnership with a local bank, launched a pilot program this week. By 2020, it plans to serve 5,000 customers across the country.

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‘Sandboxes make me nervous’: 10 questions for California bank commish

06/22/18

Jan Lynn Owen works at the epicenter of the digital revolution, but she is unambiguously cautious about the fintech industry.

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Stress test results, FDIC's ambitious agenda, banks' biggest risk: Top stories of the week

06/22/18

How the big banks fared in the Fed's latest round of stress testing; what's on new FDIC chair Jelena McWilliams' plate; why banks' biggest risk factor may be employees who don't speak up; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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The challenges for a new ‘bank’ with a famous parent

06/22/18

In focus testing for its digital-only app, Finn, Chase learned users wanted a standalone brand that still offered some traditional features, such as paper checks.

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New CEO to lead Northwest beyond $10B mark

06/22/18

William Wagner, chairman and CEO of Northwest Bancshares, will retire as the company prepares to cross $10 billion of assets.

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