Deposit rates may have peaked; Commercial credit's deteriorating quality

05/20/19

Banks are starting to lower their rates to savers, due to easier Fed policy and lower expected profits; Commercial lenders see big rise in non-performing loans.

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‘We were willing to shock historical norms’: Otting on OCC’s makeover

05/19/19

The comptroller, now a year and a half on the job, discusses his attempts to revamp the supervision process for national banks and make the agency run more efficiently.

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Trump calls Fannie, Freddie a 'pretty urgent problem'

05/17/19

His administration is looking at different alternatives to reform the housing finance system.

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25 attorneys general oppose CFPB's payday rule revamp

05/17/19

The AGs say the agency's plan to rescind ability-to-repay requirements for payday loans would undermine states' ability to enforce their own laws.

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Chase expands digital health care payments via InstaMed acquisition

05/17/19

JPMorgan Chase is buying InstaMed, a cloud-based health care payments platform that’s seen significant growth in recent years from consumer medical payments.

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Consumer gripes grow, AI oversight, luring tech talent: Top stories of the week

05/17/19

As CFPB mulls privatizing database, consumer complaints are on the rise; an argument for continued human oversight of artificial intelligence; how some banks are luring talent from big tech; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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10 years after resurrection, BankUnited eyes Atlanta, servicing exit

05/17/19

The moves are part of a plan CEO Rajinder Singh discussed in a conversation with American Banker.

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White House considering Derek Kan for Federal Reserve Board seat

05/17/19

The White House is considering Derek Kan, an undersecretary at the Department of Transportation, for one of two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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'A bunch of disrespectful windbags': Comments of the week

05/16/19

Readers consider a Senate Banking Committee investigation into Facebook's use of consumer data, weigh the value of the CFPB's complaints database, debate legislation that would require big bank executives to testify before Congress annually and more.

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GreenSky loses key partner, raising concerns about its other bank relationships

05/16/19

Regions Financial said Thursday that it will not renew its contract with GreenSky — a move analysts say could prompt other banks to re-examine their lending arrangements with the fintech.

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