CFPB amends rule that gives banks exemptions from privacy notices

08/10/18

The CFPB made changes to a rule that allows financial firms to be exempt from sending annual privacy notices to customers if they meet certain conditions.

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BofA backlash, Facebook’s bad deal and selling a century-old bank: Top stories of the week

08/10/18

The Trump administration's stance on immigration is causing headaches for some banks, how a tiny black-owned bank is turning to fintech to turn itself around; why banks are rejecting Facebook's offer to share data and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Capital One mends fences with aggregators, opens access to data

08/10/18

Capital One's dispute with Plaid raised questions about the ability of banks and aggregators to work together. But the end of that fight, and Capital One's deal with Finicity, show common ground can be reached — eventually.

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Citi fined $8.6M for deficiencies in subsidiary's mortgage docs

08/10/18

The Fed's order targets affidavits prepared by employees of CitiFinancial in connection with the company's exiting the mortgage servicing business.

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Lead-generation site Magilla adds Blackstone exec to its board

08/10/18

Joe Baratta, Blackstone’s global head of private equity, said that he was drawn to the Sacramento. Calif., company because he believes its technology offers lenders a more efficient way to find customers.

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OCC’s fintech charter is a mistake

08/10/18

The agency’s move to offer a national charter for fintech firms will undermine state authority and give certain firms an unfair advantage.

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JPMorgan ETFs take off; Goldman’s scapegoat?

08/10/18

The funds have brought in record amounts thanks to lowered fees and more salespeople; ex-Goldman managing director says in suit he was blamed for trades.

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'What blue wave?': Comments of the week

08/10/18

Readers opine on prospects for the midterm elections, respond to Facebook's forays into collecting bank data, weigh in on new overdraft legislation and more.

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One banker's quest to fill the talent gap in commercial lending

08/09/18

Good old-fashioned commercial credit analysts are a dying breed, David Nicholson says. Community banks need them to stay competitive in C&I, but training courses have been cut back. So he’s on a mission to teach as many students as he can.

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Huntington to pick up Chicago muni brokerage in strategic growth play

08/09/18

Huntington Bancshares Inc. will acquire the Chicago-based municipal shop Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. as both look to broaden their public finance reach.

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