CRA, capital rules, reg relief: Regulators’ busy fall to-do list

10/05/18

The heavy workload is not limited to implementing the financial regulatory reform bill enacted last spring, as the agencies also work to craft reforms of the Community Reinvestment Act and adjust key capital measures for the biggest banks.

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Wells Fargo’s Schumaker-Krieg to retire in December

10/05/18

Diane Schumaker-Krieg, the global head of research economics and strategy at Wells Fargo and a mainstay on American Banker's list of the Most Powerful Women in Finance, plans to step down at the end of the year.

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Wells Fargo is planning its first post-crisis mortgage bond

10/05/18

Wells Fargo is planning its first post-crisis offering of bonds tied to U.S. home loans without government backing, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Square gets into lending business; Costs of money laundering

10/05/18

The company is offering short-term installment loans to its clients’ customers; even institutions not accused of wrongdoing may pay a price.

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Wells Fargo ‘not done’ fixing issues, but on its way: Mary Mack

10/05/18

Mary Mack, the head of consumer banking at Wells Fargo, said Thursday the San Francisco bank has made significant progress in fixing its culture after a series of scandals over the past two years.

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In shadow of #MeToo, women execs call for greater leadership diversity

10/05/18

At American Banker's annual Most Powerful Women in Banking gala on Thursday evening in New York, honorees urged the industry to promote more women and people of color.

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'Our time to turn power into legend is right now': BofA's Bessant

10/05/18

Cathy Bessant, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Bank of America and American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking, quoted Steve Nicks in saying women can be both ladies and legends.

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'Every day, I feel especially grateful to be alive': UBS' Rosemary Berkery

10/05/18

The UBS executive discusses how a sudden, life-threatening illness changed her outlook on life and business.

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'Seize the opportunity': Barclay's Barbara Byrne on demanding change

10/05/18

Barbara Byrne, a lifetime achievement Women in Banking award winner, says the pace of adding diversity to bank boards must increase quickly.

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'Poster child of the deep state': Comments of the week

10/05/18

Readers weigh in on infighting at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, react to a push for open banking in the United States, consider small-dollar bank loans and more.

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