Citigroup's three-year plan to reverse its falling diversity

08/22/18

After years of scant progress on diversity measures, Citigroup has created hard targets for raising the percentages of women and African Americans in management positions by 2021, according to an internal memo from Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat.

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FHFA halts program expanding GSEs' role in rental market

08/21/18

The agency said the market for larger rental investors may not need additional liquidity from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Lawsuit, taped recordings by accuser keep pressure on FHFA’s Watt

08/21/18

The employee who made sexual harassment allegations against the agency’s director also claims Watt withheld her pay increase after she refused his advances.

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Freed-up Flagstar ponders more M&A, other growth moves

08/21/18

The Troy, Mich., company is operating unfettered by regulatory orders for the first time in a decade, and its CEO says Flagstar now has the flexibility to pull the trigger faster on deals and accelerate its diversification beyond mortgages.

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‘Padlock the revolving door’: Warren makes anti-corruption pitch

08/21/18

The senator's proposed legislation includes a ban on individual stock ownership and restrictions on government employees joining the lobbying ranks.

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Bank of the West exec bolts for startup, sees chance 'to redefine retail banking'

08/21/18

Thibault Fulconis recently became CFO of the digital banking venture Varo Money, which has applied for a national bank charter.

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Canadian banks to post profit gains on rising interest rates

08/21/18

Canadian banks will likely report profit gains of as much as 10% in the third quarter as four rate increases by the Bank of Canada make consumer and commercial loans more profitable.

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Race to the bottom? Nonbanks ease standards to compete for 'super' jumbos

08/21/18

New investor appetite for mortgages over $1 million is motivating more nonbank lenders to offer super jumbo loans, often with weaker credit terms than traditional banks.

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Wells closes pro-pot pol’s account; impact of crytocurrency crash

08/21/18

The bank said the candidate planned to accept money from the medical marijuana industry; the crash in digital currency prices’ long-term consequences.

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Banks network to flag human traffickers

08/20/18

Bank of America and several other large U.S. financial services companies, as part an effort organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Western Union, have published resources to help smaller banks spot signs of forced labor and kidnapping.

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