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Federal regulators have issued answers to frequently asked questions on appraisal regulations. ... Read full article

The central bank found that the increase in noncash payments fraud from 2012 to 2015 was still just a small fraction of overall payments. ... Read full article

The Dallas bank has picked a bad time to shift from cost-cutting to expansion as big banks are in a commercial ending funk. ... Read full article

Banks need dedicated teams to shore up digital compliance efforts, officials at SourceMedia’s RegTech 2018 conference said. ... Read full article

The San Antonio bank will refer customers seeking small-business loans to StreetShares, a financial startup that is similarly focused on serving veterans of the U.S. military. ... Read full article

Earnings at the holding company for First Tennessee Bank beat expectations even after excluding those one-time factors. ... Read full article

BankMobile will remain part of Customers for at least two years after regulatory snags derailed a plan to transfer the unit to a Florida bank. ... Read full article

A definition would give lenders a clearer idea of what practices are off limits; the mutual fund giant will provide the service for institutional clients. ... Read full article

The chief executive officers of HSBC and Credit Suisse became the latest top bankers to abandon an investment conference in Saudi Arabia as pressure grows on the kingdom amid allegations it killed a dissident journalist. ... Read full article

The Dallas company reported a 41% increase in 3Q earnings despite lackluster performances in lending, deposits and fee income. ... Read full article

In hundreds of cases, the prepaid card program run by the bank allegedly sent users’ funds to fraudsters who had stolen their data. The security lapse has now caught the attention of the Democratic senator. ... Read full article

ODX will pursue deals with banks that want to use the New York lender’s technology to offer online small-business loans. ... Read full article

The consumer bureau’s interim chief told an industry conference that “regulation by enforcement is done.” ... Read full article

The tech giants might be moving into small-business lending, but they’re more likely to take business away from large commercial lenders, not community institutions. ... Read full article

Banks looking to build online-only affiliates to turbocharge deposit-gathering can expect intense competition and heightened regulatory scrutiny. ... Read full article

Bank of America is showing more interest in commercial real estate lending while other lenders are pulling back, executives said. But they also said that they learned their lesson from the financial crisis and will proceed cautiously. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration is looking to streamline its single-family loan servicing requirements to align them with industry standards and upgrade outdated technology. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have launched an online clearinghouse with resources to assist lenders in serving borrowers with limited English proficiency. ... Read full article