Santander’s U.S. units not out of woods yet

06/03/19

Santander Bank and Santander Consumer USA have put many problems behind them in recent years under CEO Scott Powell, but he still has a Federal Reserve enforcement action to resolve and is negotiating with Fiat Chrysler to preserve a crucial auto lending relationship.

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From Green Beret to mobile banking 'pioneer': Citizens' John Rosenfeld

06/03/19

John Rosenfeld once led the A-Team of a free-fall parachute unit. Now he's taking a different kind of leap, spearheading the creation of the institution’s first digital-only bank.

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Fed official hits back at criticism of central bank’s payments role

06/03/19

Competition from the public sector in payment services has benefited the public and should not be discounted in the development of a real-time system, said Kansas City Fed chief Esther George.

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Government launches unified MBS platform for Fannie, Freddie

06/03/19

The consolidation of the two companies' securitization platforms into a single bond market became official on Monday.

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FHFA's Calabria urges reg relief for homebuilders

06/03/19

The head of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator blamed “burdensome” local regulations for a lack of housing supply, and also provided an update on the administration’s plan for GSE reform.

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Synovus lands Regions exec to fill CFO spot

06/03/19

Jamie Gregory has worked for Regions for a decade and was named head of corporate financial strategy early this year, but he's jumping ship to Synovus in late June.

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How a startup fits into BNY Mellon’s blockchain strategy

06/03/19

Subhankar Sinha, the bank’s new head of blockchain, says its partnership with Bakkt is part of a larger effort to figure out what it would look like to be a custodian for digital assets.

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Transition from Libor to new benchmark should begin now: Fed’s Quarles

06/03/19

Although Libor will will not be phased out until at least 2021, Randal Quarles said making the switch early is "consistent with prudent risk management."

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Former Tarp director involved with Maryland de novo effort

06/03/19

Lori Bettinger is one of the organizers of NXG Bank, which has applied to open in Columbia, Md.

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Man behind postal banking push; Citi's Mexico problem

06/03/19

A former Wall Street lawyer who worked on bank bailouts is behind the idea; threatened tariffs are only one of the country’s problems, Citi CEO says.

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