Postal Service should stay out of banking: Treasury

12/04/18

A report released Tuesday echoes bankers’ arguments that the USPS is ill-equipped to manage the risks.

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Despite isolationist mood, U.S. isn't going it alone on banking rules

12/04/18

Having the Federal Reserve Board’s bank supervision chief at the helm the Financial Stability Board cements U.S. leadership on cross-border regulation.

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Recession worries? Trade war? Forget about 'em, bank CEOs say

12/04/18

Big-bank execs downplayed gloomy economic forecasts and said a commercial lending rally, niche M&A and smart tech spending will drive growth in 2019.

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Fed’s quandary: Build or not build a real-time payment network

12/04/18

Whatever the central bank decides, it is sure to ruffle a lot of feathers in the industry.

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CommonBond braces for shift to Gen Z in buying student-coaching fintech

12/04/18

The online lender has acquired NextGenVest, which uses AI and text messaging to advise high school and college students about getting loans. CommonBond’s goal is to better understand the distinctly different demographic group rising behind millennials.

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CIT hires Santander exec to lead banking division

12/04/18

Robert Rubino will join the New York company in February as president of CIT Bank and head of commercial banking.

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Mulvaney's misfire: CFPB name change could cost industry millions of dollars

12/04/18

An internal agency analysis says changing the name of the bureau to the BCFP, as Mulvaney wants, could cost banks, credit unions and mortgage firms $300 million. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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‘There needs to be some clarity' on data sharing: Yodlee founder

12/04/18

Schwark Satyovolu, original co-founder of Yodlee and current venture capitalist at Trinity Ventures, shares opinion on how consumer data sharing is evolving.

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Waters likely to raise affordable housing’s profile in GSE debate

12/03/18

The Democrat, who will likely head the Financial Services Committee, has signaled she'll make expanded housing opportunities for lower-income consumers a top priority.

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SunTrust's AI investment fuels a future of payments by digital assistants

12/03/18

Banks are facing the potential of disruption by digital assistants from Apple, Amazon and Google — and are pouring money into machine learning to provide their own option for automating consumers' financial lives.

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