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Unshackle regional banks to jump-start economic growth

06/14/17

One of the greatest factors hindering a full recovery following the 2008 crisis is improperly calibrated regulation, particularly of regional banking institutions.

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Biggest online lenders don't always check key borrower details

06/14/17

Two of the biggest online consumer lenders don't always check whether borrowers are lying to them, and if they find errors in an application, they may still approve the loan.

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Horizon's latest acquisition to provide push into N. Michigan

06/14/17

The Indiana company will pay $92 million for Wolverine Bancorp

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Don’t underestimate fintech’s value to older Americans

06/14/17

One might assume, wrongly, that the successful fintech entrepreneurs are millennials who are only creating lifestyle apps for their age bracket.

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Is the financial crisis officially over?; Watson to the rescue

06/14/17

Trump administration’s “lighter” regulatory proposal signals that banks may finally have entered a “post-crisis” era; IBM rolls out Watson artificial intelligence tools to deal with regulations.

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IBM unveils new Watson tools to help banks manage compliance, AML

06/14/17

IBM is set to announce new tools on Wednesday aimed at reducing the compliance burden of financial institutions and sifting through the mounds of data they collect by using Watson, its cognitive computer.

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Delaware blockchain measure seeks to change 'very base' of financial system

06/13/17

Private companies incorporated in Delaware could start issuing and tracking shares of stock on a distributed ledger this summer.

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Chase eyeing branch expansion in ‘certain other states,' consumer chief says

06/13/17

The nation's largest bank is dominant in New York, California and Texas, but it has little presence in the Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest.

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A 'digital CFO' in customers' pockets: Where banking should go

06/13/17

Digital banking services should solve consumers' problems and offer them advice, and they must rely on artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology, bankers from TD, RBC and Bank of the West said.

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In latest sign of trouble, CAN Capital lays off 55 more employees

06/13/17

The New York firm, which offers high-cost credit to small businesses, has attributed its recent struggles to certain loans performing worse than had been expected.

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