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OCC finalizes assessment fee reduction due to pandemic

08/07/20

The regulator announced in June it would use call report data from before the crisis to calculate bank assessment fees in September, a one-time change.

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Here’s where Wells Fargo is donating its $400M in PPP fees

07/09/20

The company has established a fund that will provide capital, technical assistance and long-term recovery support to small businesses, especially minority-owned companies. The other megabanks are expected to donate their fees, also.

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Banks must shift focus to thrive in extraordinary times

06/05/20

Past is not prologue, and a successful strategy for becoming a top-performing bank in 2020 is very different than it might have been just six months ago.

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Axos banking partnership with H&R Block in jeopardy

05/14/20

H&R Block intends to break off the relationship since the parties have been unable to restructure compensation to reflect new interchange fee caps at Axos.

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Dear bankers: Don't return to your old, shareholder-first ways

05/05/20

Banks tend to pull back in times of crisis by tightening credit and focusing on collections efforts. But consumers, and not returns, must be the focus during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus deals blow to interchange income

05/04/20

Stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns have led to a sharp decline in consumer use of credit and debit cards.

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9 ways financial organizations are aiding battle against coronavirus

04/30/20

Funneling fees from emergency loans to feed the hungry. Supporting psychological counseling for health care heroes and financial advice for the poor. Backing retrofits of customer operations to produce protective gear for front-line medical personnel. Bankers and financial educators have tossed out the traditional playbook to help clients and communities in crisis.

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Banks’ digital upgrade plans unshaken by coronavirus

04/19/20

Citizens, Regions and others say business investments initiated before the COVID-19 pandemic, including technology improvements and new consumer offerings, are on track.

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Will near-zero rates spur more borrowing?

03/16/20

Bankers say they understand the need for an extraordinary government response to the coronavirus outbreak, but worry that even slashing interest rates won’t stimulate demand.

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Wells Fargo unveils limited-fee bank accounts ahead of hearings

03/03/20

Wells Fargo is announcing two new bank accounts that limit fees for consumers ahead of the company's planned congressional hearings in Washington next week.

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