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Bank consortium demos leveraged loan trade via blockchain

04/03/17

Coordinators of a financial-industry backed blockchain project say they have successfully demonstrated that the distributed ledger technology can be used to syndication, trade and make payments on leveraged loans.

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Netspend agrees to $53M settlement of FTC allegations

04/03/17

The prepaid card issuer was accused of deceiving customers in ads claiming that getting approved was easy, and funds would be available right away.

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Carson claims HUD budget cuts will be restored in infrastructure bill

04/03/17

Affordable housing advocates are skeptical of claims by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that proposed cuts to the agency's budget will eventually be made up for by additional funding in the infrastructure bill.

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More evidence that rising student debt is bad for banks

04/03/17

New research from the New York Fed confirms a lingering worry for the banking industry: More prime-age, college-educated borrowers are delaying the decision to take out their first mortgage as they focus instead on paying off their student loans.

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How this Texas bank keeps its lenders focused on the long term

04/03/17

Texas Capital ties bankers’ bonuses to loan performance instead of volume. The strategy has aided recruitment and helped the bank achieve exceptional loan growth while keeping credit quality respectable.

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Wells Fargo told to rehire whistleblower, pay $5.4 million

04/03/17

The U.S. government ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate a former bank manager who was fired after reporting suspected illegal behavior to his superiors and a company hotline.

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Amazon Cash's secret weapon is the Apple wallet

04/03/17

Amazon's lending its considerable brand and heft to a cash payment model that borrows a vital piece of real estate from Apple Pay.

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Why this venture capitalist wants to make traditional VC obsolete

04/03/17

Blockchain Capital wants to raise $10 million by issuing its own digital token, a method the firm says is the future for startups, VCs and everybody else.

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Want to ease the regulatory burden? Reform Congress

04/03/17

Efforts at regulatory reform often ignore the source of what led to the overregulation in the first place: the legislative process.

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M&T divides key managerial duties among three executives

04/03/17

The Buffalo, N.Y., company is filling gaps created when Mark Czarnecki, its former president, died in February after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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