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Is time running out to save black-owned banks?

11/14/19

A recent bank failure and a new legislative effort are again drawing attention to the struggles of black-owned banks since the crisis — and the fact that only 21 are left.

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Google partners with Citi to offer customers checking accounts

11/13/19

Google has partnered with Citigroup and a California credit union to offer consumer checking accounts, a person familiar with the matter said.

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Bank of America, IBM collaborating on a financial services cloud

11/06/19

Executives from the bank and the tech company have been working for months to create a cloud designed to address the challenges that often slow financial institutions' adoption of cloud computing.

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First Horizon to buy Iberiabank in one of year's biggest bank mergers

11/04/19

The acquisition will create a Southeastern regional with $75 billion in assets across 11 states.

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Is the end of Libor a threat to financial stability?

10/27/19

Concerns over banks’ level of preparation have led to worries about disruptions in the lending market, and some financial institutions warn that a new interest rate benchmark could cause lenders to pull back on credit.

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Zuckerberg fails to assuage lawmakers on Libra

10/23/19

As Congress continues to seek answers about the proposed ccryptocurrency, the appearance by Facebook’s CEO cast further doubt on the project’s future.

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FHFA's Calabria is open to wiping out Fannie, Freddie shareholders

10/22/19

At a House hearing covering a whole host of housing finance reform topics, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator said "if the circumstances" call for eliminating investors, "we will."

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‘Absolute scam’: Complaints about credit monitoring plans flood CFPB

10/20/19

Regulators have long warned the credit bureaus about deceptive marketing that causes consumers to sign up unwittingly for paid monitoring services. But the practice has persisted, according to complaint data.

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Supreme Court will hear CFPB constitutionality case

10/18/19

The high court will decide how much latitude a president has to fire the director of an independent agency.

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Dimon says Libra 'will never happen'

10/18/19

The JPMorgan Chase CEO called Facebook's cryptocurrency project a "neat idea" but added his name to the list of industry leaders and policymakers skeptical about the plan.

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