Synchrony minds HR as it develops AI

02/11/19

The bank and card program provider is starting to use AI in many areas, but it's also trying to build paths forward for employees whose jobs will be affected.

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Upset SBA borrowers take their beef to Capitol Hill

02/11/19

If the government insists on forcing another shutdown, business owners are intent on letting Congress know how much the last one hurt.

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It's regulators' job to tailor rules for small banks: Fed's Bowman

02/11/19

In her first speech as a governor, the former community banker and Kansas state regulator highlighted the strengths of smaller institutions and the banking agencies' tailoring efforts.

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JPMorgan helps expand loan program for minority business owners

02/11/19

The company on Monday also announced an initiative to boost economic opportunities for African-Americans that will focus on job training, career-leadership pathways and wealth building.

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Fed's Quarles lays out new vision for Financial Stability Board

02/11/19

The Federal Reserve’s top regulator, who assumed the chairmanship of the international board in November, said the FSB should explain the rationale behind its financial benchmarks while establishing new ones to combat emerging threats.

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Quarles stresses vigilance; Morgan Stanley to buy stock plan business

02/11/19

The Fed vice chair says regulators need to be on the “cutting edge” at spotting vulnerabilities; firm looks to win over future millionaires.

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BofA boosts Moynihan's pay to record $26.5 million

02/08/19

The CEO earned a 15% pay increase after the company posted record profits.

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Future of big-bank M&A could hinge on 2020 election

02/08/19

Some have suggested the BB&T-SunTrust deal could spur similar ones, but prolonged M&A growth is hardly a sure thing in this political environment.

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Flaws in testing may be real source of Wells Fargo's tech failure

02/08/19

The bank says it has restored access, but it hasn’t explained how a fire-suppression system at one facility could cause a nationwide outage across all of its channels, or how its system as a whole could have been left so vulnerable to the incident.

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BB&T-SunTrust, GSE reform's QM problem, Swift's Ripple response: Top stories of the week

02/08/19

Wide coverage of the mega-deal between BB&T and SunTrust; GSE reform, CFPB underwriting rule are on collision course; Swift showing more swagger in its rivalry with Ripple; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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