PNC to sell investment management assets for $52 million

05/07/19

The Pittsburgh bank says it is selling the assets to Federated Investors to focus its PNC Capital Advisors unit on providing outsourced services.

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Credit union, bank groups trade shots over CFPB supervision of big CUs

05/07/19

A proposal to give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau jurisdiction over credit unions with $10 billion or more of assets has sparked a war of words between the longtime foes.

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Dear CFPB: Let the QM ‘patch’ expire

05/07/19

A GSE exemption in the bureau’s “qualified mortgage” rule is set to sunset in 2021, and regulators should not try to extend it as some experts have suggested.

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Citi wants to bring credit card perks like miles to bank accounts

05/07/19

After quiet experiments, Citigroup is expanding perks designed for credit cards to encourage sales of other banking products.

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Wells contacts Bridgewater co-CEO; 1MDB suspect discussing plea deal

05/07/19

Eileen Murray has talked about leaving Bridgewater; A deal with Roger Ng could lead to charges against Goldman and its employees.

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Critics say HUD bid to restrict down payment programs skirts law

05/06/19

Two nonprofits threatened by the effort say the Department of Housing and Urban Development tried to avoid scrutiny last month when it announced the new policy outside the formal rulemaking process.

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Banks hold onto riskier credit card loans amid higher losses

05/06/19

More U.S. consumers are defaulting on their credit cards, but banks may be holding onto the riskiest loans instead of passing them off to investors, according to a report from Barclays.

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U.S. Bank worker fired after blowing whistle on sales scheme, suit says

05/06/19

A former call center worker says he lost his job last year after reporting that employees were given incentives to market credit cards to ineligible borrowers.

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Reg relief on living wills is a 'negative' for megabanks, Fitch says

05/06/19

Fitch Ratings issued a negative warning for global banks after federal regulators proposed some relief from resolution plan requirements.

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What BBVA's new U.S. CEO has on tap

05/06/19

In his first extensive interview since taking the job this year, Javier Rodriguez Soler talks about banking as a service, how to keep customers happy and where he sees AI and other tech innovations heading.

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