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CFPB’s softer stance on payday lenders, military member scams

10/25/18

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is winding down some of the efforts his predecessor worked hardest on: enforcement of payday and fair lending rules and the Military Lending Act. Reporter Kate Berry shares the latest. 

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Hensarling's last stand: More reg relief and fixing the GSEs

10/18/18

The retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee defends his often uncompromising pursuit of rolling back post-crisis regulations.

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Why bankers should care that two rival blockchains linked up

10/11/18

Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of Hyperledger, explains why Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have joined each other’s organizations. 

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Inside Mel Watt’s #MeToo moment

10/02/18

The House Financial Services Committee is examining sexual harassment charges against FHFA director Watt. American Banker reporter Hannah Lang offers her take.

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Inside Warren’s latest criticism of CFPB’s Mulvaney

09/27/18

American Banker's Kate Berry discusses recent events at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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‘I struggle with why one would want to wait’ on virtual assistants

06/28/18

Zach Gipson, chief innovation officer at USAA, believes in putting new technology, like chatbots, out there and learning from customers' reactions.

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'Stop hiring people with banking experience'

06/15/18

To be future-proof, banks need data scientists, behavioral psychologists, experienced designers, and community advocates, King says.

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A realist's view about compliance merits of AI

06/14/18

Ellen Zimiles, global head of investigations and compliance at Navigant Consulting, shares what she's learned about testing and implementing AI in compliance departments, filing defensive SARs, and hiring the right people to maintain an AI system.

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