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The credit bureau will consider borrowers’ rental payment history and professional licenses; bank looks to build business on the other side of the Atlantic. ... Read full article

At a forum convened by the CFPB, several bank and fintech executives argued that long-delayed rules required under the Dodd-Frank Act can help fight discrimination and shine a light on unsavory practices in the market for small-business credit. ... Read full article

Don Kimble assured investors Wednesday that the bank is being "very diligent" in lending to an industry some experts say is already in a recession. Echoing other banking executives, he also predicted that consumer lending would drive overall loan ... Read full article

Executives from the bank and the tech company have been working for months to create a cloud designed to address the challenges that often slow financial institutions' adoption of cloud computing. ... Read full article

The bank is open to adding branches in cities where it has a high population of cardholders and where its largest co-brand card partners are based, Anand Selva, head of the lender's U.S. consumer unit, said. ... Read full article

An e-wallet in development would give tech companies the ability to provide millions of customers virtual bank accounts and to offer perks such as car loans or discounts on home rentals to those who keep money stashed there. ... Read full article

Top officials at Bank of America and Wells Fargo said that commercial loan demand is weak, even as U.S. consumers show strength. Their comments echo recent findings by the Federal Reserve. ... Read full article

Ralph Babb had stepped down as CEO in April. Curtis Farmer, who succeeded him as chief executive, will assume the chairman's title starting next year. ... Read full article

The financial services industry has struggled with how best to explain privacy and data-sharing practices to customers. Mastercard is offering a new framework. ... Read full article

While American Express initially lost customers after JPMorgan Chase introduced the popular Sapphire Reserve premium card in 2016, the firm said it's seen a 60% increase in growth in Platinum accounts. ... Read full article

After shaking up the financial services industry last month by eliminating commissions for all online trades, Charles Schwab is setting its sights on building out its lending services. ... Read full article

A California bank with deep ties to the U.S. venture capital industry is targeting Denmark for growth, as a lack of regulatory constraints on lending make the country a preferred destination in Scandinavia. ... Read full article

The CFPB, OCC and FDIC are signaling a renewed focus on the sector after regulation of it fell more to the states in recent years. ... Read full article

Banco Santander Chairman Ana Botin said that more than a decade after the financial crisis, bankers and other elites remain distrusted around the world, and "as a result, political populism is ascendant." ... Read full article

Many in the space are seeking the creation of a "flexible" supervisory regime that relies on existing authorities and a hands-off approach from state agencies, but such a plan faces an uphill battle. ... Read full article

Financial regulators have been put on notice about the risk of an economically damaging cash crunch in the home mortgage market. Behind the concern: the rapid growth of shadow banks in the origination and servicing of home loans. ... Read full article

Businesses scaled back investment plans in the third quarter, but consumers continued borrowing; the bank now plans to raise its minimum wage to $20 in 2020. ... Read full article

A group affiliated with Interactive Brokerage Group has filed an application with the FDIC to form Interactive Bank. ... Read full article