The hard part of reg relief is just getting started

07/20/18

The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.

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LendingClub's new CLO, Capital One vs. Plaid, CEO's backdoor ploy: Top stories of the week

07/20/18

The online lender hires Ronnie Momen from GreenSky as its chief lending officer; aggregators back Capital One in dispute with Plaid; bank CEO who gave mortgage to Paul Manafort uses fire-and-hire maneuver to reap windfall at taxpayer expense; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Banks team with fintechs to bring AI to commercial accounting

07/20/18

Citi and other banks are investing in automation aimed at speeding up the old-fashioned process for institutional clients' receivables and payables.

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Regions gets 2Q boost from capital markets

07/20/18

The Birmingham, Ala., bank also saw lending decline in the quarter as strategic reductions in certain business lending lines offset gains in C&I and consumer.

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Business loans rise 6% at Citizens Financial

07/20/18

That helped push total lending growth to 4% and contributed to strong second-quarter earnings at the Providence, R.I., company.

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State Street to buy investment management platform for $2.6B

07/20/18

State Street said it would suspend a share repurchase program and issue common and preferred stock to pay for the deal.

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Would Trump’s CFPB pick silence consumers?

07/20/18

The agency’s consumer complaints database must remain available to the public to help prevent further abuses.

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Consumer and CRE loans rise at SunTrust

07/20/18

Yet margin improvement proved to be the decisive factor in a strong quarter in which total lending was flat.

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CFPB nominee stands strong; Wells Fargo’s latest issue

07/20/18

Kathy Kraninger emerges “unscathed” in testy Senate confirmation hearing; the bank is reportedly refunding money it charged customers for add-on services.

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Credit losses shrink at Capital One

07/19/18

Credit card and auto loans grew again in the second quarter at the McLean, Va., company, and the net charge-off rates of both business lines fell, too.

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