Will banks take 'self-driving' payroll for a spin?

06/05/19

On-demand wage delivery has caught on in other industries. Banks have taken notice.

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U.S. Bancorp closing branches in Chicago

06/05/19

The regional bank has begun closing branches in Chicagoland as part of a plan to reduce its net number of brick-and-mortar offices by up to 15% even as it looks to expand in the Southeast.

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CFPB fines Freedom Mortgage $1.75M for HMDA violations

06/05/19

The company intentionally submitted inaccurate borrower information overstating the number of white applicants, the consumer bureau alleges in a consent order.

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Banks launch firm to settle transactions, peer-to-peer, on blockchain

06/05/19

State Street, BNY Mellon, UBS and Credit Suisse are among the banks that have created a company to bring their idea of a utility settlement coin to life.

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BB&T dangles promise of bonus payments to top execs if they stay

06/05/19

If four BB&T executives, including the CFO and COO, remain through the closing of its merger with SunTrust, they'll receive multimillion-dollar payouts.

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JPMorgan revives forced arbitration for credit-card holders

06/05/19

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. credit-card issuer, is reviving a controversial policy that forces credit-card customers to use arbitration instead of court to resolve payment disputes.

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SunTrust, BB&T plan parting gifts to their hometowns

06/05/19

The merging banks, whose new headquarters would be Charlotte, N.C., will each double their charitable giving over the next three years in Atlanta and Winston-Salem, N.C.

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BofA, longtime leader in leveraged loans, warns of 'carnage'

06/05/19

The U.S. economy is on solid footing except for one potential trouble spot, according to Bank of America's Chief Executive Brian Moynihan: leveraged loans — a business the bank has dominated for a decade.

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Exec departures at Deutsche Bank, SoFi; N.Y. Fed chief warns on 'bad apples'

06/05/19

The chief operating officer for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, as well as SoFi's heads of marketing, risk and capital markets, are all moving on; John Williams tells bankers they need to do more to clean up misconduct at their companies.

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Wells Fargo tilts philanthropic focus to affordable housing

06/05/19

The bank has hired Brandee McHale away from Citigroup to head its charitable foundation and implement a new strategy that will place a greater emphasis on rental housing and combating homelessness.

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