Fintech regulations

Smaller institutions should embrace, not oppose, fintechs

03/22/19

Financial startups are becoming important partners for community banks and credit unions, despite lobbying efforts to limit their growth.

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'It’s hard to fix something that’s not really broken': Comments of the week

03/21/19

Readers debate the odds of legislative reform to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, consider the growing problem of "friendly fraud," weigh ways to avoid reputation problems and more.

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UBS warns on Q1 revenue; Deutsche’s U.S. workers ‘on edge’

03/21/19

The Swiss bank’s CEO calls the trading environment “one of the worst in recent history”; 10,000 of German bank's U.S. employees fret over their future.

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Regional banks must merge to meet tech challenges

03/19/19

As competitive pressures mount for midsize banks, more institutions are likely to follow the lead of BB&T-SunTrust and amass more resources for investing in AI, digital platforms and other cutting-edge technologies.

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Why are fintechs getting a regulatory pass?

03/12/19

As the fintech industry grows, these companies should face the same tough standards as banks and credit unions.

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Massachusetts assembles fintech panel after crypto crackdown

03/07/19

Digital-asset companies will try to develop a less adversarial relationship with the state's securities regulator, who stopped several startups from selling digital currencies as investments.

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Protecting new currency from old-school market manipulation

03/01/19

Crypto exchanges are adopting anti-fraud surveillance tools as they attempt to root out pump-and-dump schemes, insider trading and bogus orders.

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What's driving these fintech companies' deposit grab?

02/28/19

Aspiration, Wealthfront and SoFi have all begun offering high-yield savings accounts during the past few weeks.

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SBA renews push to raise caps for Express program

02/26/19

The agency wants to increase the maximum SBA Express loan to $1 million from $350,000 to pump up volume.

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Mick Mulvaney was ‘a disaster' as CFPB chief: Raj Date

02/26/19

The former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shares his thoughts on the bureau's evolution, payday lending, and fintech regulation.

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