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New MUFG unit's goal: Get more tech clients

06/11/18

Bill Davidson, who heads the company's U.S. technology banking team, will oversee the global expansion efforts.

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Is USAA vs. Wells Fargo the start of a broader patent war?

06/11/18

USAA's lawsuit accusing Wells of infringing on its remote-deposit patents is new territory: bank-on-bank fights over intellectual property.

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The Weinstein Co. Chapter 11 Hearing #5

06/11/18

The fifth hearing in The Weinstein Co. chapter 11 occurred on June 5, 2018. The hearing included discussion about when the sale to Lantern Capital, approved by the court in early May, will actually close. Among other regulatory and transactional hurdles, TWC's lawyers mentioned that it still is not resolved which contracts will be included in the sale, but they hoped the sale would close within the month.

As for matters that resulted in a ruling, I'll briefly mention two.

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Can New York Community buy its way out of a hole?

06/11/18

While CEO Joseph Ficalora believes acquiring other banks would solve his company's funding issues, outsiders say its culture needs to change.

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Wells Fargo bans cryptocurrency purchases on its credit cards

06/11/18

Wells Fargo & Co. customers hoping to use their credit cards to buy Bitcoin will have to look elsewhere.

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Congrats to HSBC's and Popular's Digital Banker of the Year finalists

06/11/18

HSBC's Mary Kate Loftus and Popular's Camille Burckhart are digital banker standouts. RBC fires U.S. CEO over an affair with his employee, amid a #MeToo attitude adjustment. And, what's the best time careerwise for women to have children?

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Innovation checklist for banks stuck in a rut

06/11/18

Chief among the tips shared at Digital Banking 2018 were: be willing to experiment, seek out partners, rethink cost-cutting and small banks should stop making excuses.

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Community Banks with the Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans

06/11/18

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Community Banks with the Largest Farm Loan Portfolios

06/11/18

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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HSBC says U.S. unit among 'most challenging' parts in strategy

06/11/18

Fixing HSBC's troubled U.S. division will be one of the "most challenging" parts of the lender's new $17 billion strategy, Chief Executive Officer John Flint said.

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