Santander puts another regulatory matter behind it

08/29/18

Santander Bank said Wednesday that the OCC had terminated a 2015 consent order related to an identity protection product. It is one of several regulatory headaches the bank and its parent company have resolved lately.

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Sprint's HR chief joins U.S. Bank

08/29/18

Ismat Aziz is the Minneapolis bank's new chief human resources officer, the same position she held for the telecommunications company.

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Renaud Laplanche's journey from scandal to second act

08/29/18

The LendingClub founder responded to being booted from his company by starting a new one with involvement from former investors — and a loan buyer he had supposedly wronged.

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Citi among banks winning dismissal of bond-rigging suit

08/29/18

Nine of the world's biggest banks won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to rig bonds issued by government entities and institutions like the World Bank, after a federal judge said the investors who sued didn't show how the alleged collusion led to higher prices for the securities.

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Fight over unpopular fair-lending standard rages long after court case

08/29/18

The Supreme Court upheld using “disparate impact” over three years ago. But with HUD weighing a policy change, banks and advocacy groups are still at odds over the court decision.

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Dear regulators: Don’t loosen megabank capital standards

08/29/18

The country’s largest banks, and even some lawmakers, are calling on the banking agencies to roll back requirements imposed after the financial crisis. But that puts the economy at grave risk.

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Good prices or good service: What hooks online-only banking customers?

08/28/18

Digital banks dispute the notion that they can skimp on customer service because millennials are only shopping for low fees and high savings rates.

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After bruising reg relief fight, Heitkamp is fighting to keep her seat

08/28/18

The North Dakota Democrat bucked members of her own party in pushing for a bill reforming Dodd-Frank. She faces another uphill battle in November.

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Senate confirms Clarida to Fed, two others remain in limbo

08/28/18

The Senate approved Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, while two other central bank nominees still await a vote.

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Fed implements reg relief measure for small holding companies

08/28/18

The new rule will raise the asset threshold for firms eligible for the Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement.

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