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Credit Where It's Due: Banks may start offering more affordable loans to a broader range of Americans because of changes in the way credit scores are calculated. FICO will place less weight on unpaid medical debt and exclude all overdue bills that have been settled with collection agencies, according to news reports. "The moves follow months of discussions with lenders and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aimed at boosting lending without creating...

David Benick has joined consulting firm Gavin/Solmonese as a senior director and will work with the litigation consulting team. He has experience in bankruptcy valuation, dispute valuation and other types of valuations. Most recently, Mr. Benick worked with advisory firm Grant Thornton. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association.

Fed Gov. Tarullo's suggestion that directors should be more engaged in risk oversight is a dangerous development that, if implemented, would expose directors to more lawsuits and further discourage capable people from serving on boards, writes banking attorney John Gorman.

Receiving Wide Coverage ... BofA's Very Big Deal: Bank of America has reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department to pay between $16 billion and $17 billion to settle charges related to the sale of shoddy mortgage-backed securities, according to multiple news reports. The expected deal is a bit of an about-face for BofA, which just a few weeks ago was drawing the line at a $13 billion fine and protesting that it was beingÂ...