Fifth Third branch openings could soon outnumber closings

01/22/20

While most banks are shrinking their branch networks, the Cincinnati bank is approaching the day where its branch expansion in the Southeast will more than offset closings in its legacy markets, its CEO says.

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OCC’s Otting punches back at critics of CRA plan

01/22/20

The comptroller of the currency stood firm in defense of his agency's proposal, saying skeptics of various parts of the draft framework do not have their facts straight.

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Warren presses big-bank CEOs on climate change policies

01/22/20

The Massachusetts senator and presidential contender sent a letter to eight of the biggest U.S. banks asking about how they assess climate-related risks to assets and how they plan to mitigate social and economic fallout.

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A plan to give CFPB’s new task force some teeth

01/22/20

The new group should look at protecting consumer data and how nonprime financial consumers are treated through new regulations.

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Gene Ludwig, Chip Mahan launch $545M fund for bank-friendly fintechs

01/22/20

Ludwig, a former regulator and CEO of Promontory Financial, and Mahan, the head of Live Oak Bancshares, say they want to back tech startups that support community banks. The ABA and ICBA are among the fund's investors.

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BMO Harris hires two execs away from rival Fifth Third

01/22/20

Eric Smith and Michael Morton have been brought on as vice chairs to help build out the Chicago bank's commercial lending arm.

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Security isn't banks' only hang-up about moving to cloud

01/21/20

Liability for missteps by vendors, jurisdictional headaches tied to locations of servers and legacy technology are other potential impediments.

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Comerica stung by falling oil prices

01/21/20

The Dallas bank’s troubled energy loans reached a nearly two-year high as crude prices plummeted.

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4 questions as CFPB closes in on revamp of key mortgage rule

01/21/20

The agency is sending a strong message that it won’t rush to end an exemption for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while also signaling longer-term changes that will affect all lenders.

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Citibank fined nearly $18 million for flood insurance violations

01/21/20

The OCC said Citigroup's main bank subsidiary violated the Flood Disaster Protection Act by not ensuring that borrowers with homes in flood hazard areas had insurance coverage.

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