Consumer banking

Timeout: We weren't ready to rename our bank yet

06/04/18

Jacksonville, Fla., football fans had a strong clue that TIAA was about to rebrand its new banking unit when the signs at EverBank Field began to change.

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Is Mulvaney trying to purge CFPB's advisory board?

06/04/18

The agency’s acting chief has angered consumer advocates by refusing to hold meetings that they say are required by law.

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'Golden age' of banking? Those words may haunt Jamie Dimon

06/01/18

There are so many reasons — the credit cycle, the plight of small banks or competition from Amazon and foreign banks — that the head of JPMorgan could live to regret that statement.

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Banks shunning mortgages? Citizens' deal proves otherwise

05/31/18

As other banks de-emphasize mortgage lending, Citizens is spending half a billion dollars to buy a large originator with a big servicing portfolio.

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Tech spending: Hard sell, must sell

05/30/18

Whether they’re thwarting cyber thieves or building out new apps, bank chiefs say hefty tech investments are now a cost of doing business — but they have to convince shareholders.

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Look out Ally, Santander Consumer: Here comes Fiat Chrysler

05/30/18

Fiat Chrysler is expected to announce Friday that it will establish its own captive finance unit in the U.S. The move could be bad news for its lending partners.

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Citizens outage knocks out online, mobile banking for customers

05/30/18

Customers at the Providence, R.I., company were unable to access their accounts, due to what a spokesman described as a "technical issue."

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Workforce diversity can help banks mitigate AI bias

05/30/18

A broader cross-section of hires and added training could help financial institutions avoid problems with algorithm-based discrimination in lending.

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Effort to coax banks back into small-dollar lending likely to fall short

05/29/18

An OCC initiative to get more banks to make short-term loans that rival those of payday lenders isn't enough of an enticement.

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A dirty little secret, an offensive hat and another cliffhanger

05/26/18

Bankers to British royalty are not so decorous. Aussies play the (gender) blame game, after AMP fiasco. NYSE's Stacey Cunningham could be standing on a cliff. And, what’s with the men of "Arrested Development"?

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