Career moves

Ginnie Mae punished his firm. Now, Trump may put him in charge.

09/17/19

A mortgage industry executive with ties to a firm penalized in a U.S. predatory lending crackdown is being considered by the Trump administration to run Ginnie Mae, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Banks moving to national charters; Cryan gets new post

09/17/19

Fifth Third Bancorp becomes the largest bank to switch from state to OCC regulation; former Deutsche CEO named chairman of Man Group.

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Subprime card lender introduces ex-Barclays exec as CEO

09/16/19

Mission Lane, which was spun off from LendUp in December, said Monday that Shane Holdaway took the helm in August after roughly a year serving as CEO of Barclays' U.S. consumer bank. The upstart lender also announced that it has raised $200 million in equity funding.

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Wells Fargo, USAA and Old Dominion: Bankers on the Move

09/16/19

Women executives headlined a number of key moves in the banking industry as summer wound down.

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Deutsche joins JPM-led payments network; fired Wells employees’ woes

09/16/19

The move adds heft to the blockchain-based Interbank Information Network; many of those terminated in the phony accounts scandal say they’ve been blacklisted.

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Discover turns outside company for new CFO

09/13/19

The credit card issuer has hired John T. Greene, a former pharmaceutical industry executive, to succeed Mark Graf, who announced his retirement over the summer.

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Goldman hires two tech execs; Deutsche settles mortgage suit

09/13/19

The bank is adding senior tech executives from Amazon and Verizon as partners; bank allegedly inflated prices and overcharged investors for mortgage bonds.

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Zelle founder to helm Ripple rival Interstellar

09/12/19

The creator of Zelle precursor clearXchange is heading a company building a blockchain-based international payment technology for banks.

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Bowman confirmed for 14-year term at Fed

09/12/19

The fifth-generation banker, who has already been serving as a central bank governor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-31 vote.

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The changing metrics of credit; HSBC wants out of France

09/12/19

Lenders considering other factors for those with bad or no credit history; the bank plans to sell its French retail unit.

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