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Holding multiple face-to-face meetings with executives from MB Financial helped Fifth Third land the Chicago company for a lower price than another suitor offered. ... Read full article

In focus testing for its digital-only app, Finn, Chase learned users wanted a standalone brand that still offered some traditional features, such as paper checks. ... Read full article

Judge says agency should not exist; the Fed says the largest banks are “strongly capitalized” and could withstand a severe crisis. ... Read full article

Readers weigh in on Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting's comments about discrimination, opine on President Trump’s pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, respond to new anti-money-laundering legislation and more. ... Read full article

Denver-based P2Binvestor plans to use the new funds to expand its bank partnership program. ... Read full article

The company said the aim of a redesign and additional automation is to make its compliance software easier for bankers to use. ... Read full article

The quest for fast payments is advancing on the consumer side, but most banks are said to be undecided about a host of issues tied to speeding up transactions between businesses. ... Read full article

The plan would end the GSE conservatorships and create an explicit federal guarantee, but it's unclear if even other parts of the Trump administration support it. ... Read full article

A team of economists surveyed by the American Bankers Association also believe that unemployment could reach new lows. ... Read full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is an infringement on the authority of the executive branch, a New York federal judge said Thursday. ... Read full article

All 35 banks passed the Federal Reserve's first round of tests, but their results were not as stellar as last year's. ... Read full article

A senior Treasury department official said it's an "adapt or die" situation for regulators and financial firms in the midst of a growing fintech space. ... Read full article

Some continue to doubt there will be a premium cut, while others say there's no telling which way Brian Montgomery will go. ... Read full article

Banks are more established organizations that cannot afford to take the same shortcuts and risks as startups do in fintech development, executives said. ... Read full article

The payments company said it plans to spend $1 billion to $3 billion a year on acquisitions; NYS fines bank $205 million. ... Read full article

Toronto-Dominion's returns more than doubled its Canadian competitor in the past year, eliminating the premium Royal Bank shares enjoyed for the better part of a decade. ... Read full article

SunTrust will operate a branch inside Hartsfield-Jackson's main domestic terminal and operate 16 ATMs throughout the airport. Wells said its revenue had been declining. ... Read full article

The acting agency chief defended the “zero tolerance” policy while praising the permanent CFPB nominee suspected of having been involved in implementing it. ... Read full article