Bank of America's Moynihan says U.S. doesn't need negative rates

11/21/19

Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said the U.S. has no need for negative interest rates because its economy is strong, unlike other regions that have employed the tricky strategy.

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'What could possibly go wrong?': Comments of the week

11/21/19

Readers react to the FDIC's proposal allowing banks to hire ex-cons, regulators looking into climate-change risk at banks, whether rewards programs drive loyal customers and more.

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Dems' new tack on gun control: Make banks police sales

11/21/19

A recent bill would require banks to provide data on suspicious firearms transactions as part of anti-money laundering efforts.

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Not just speed: Data transfer another dividend of faster payments

11/21/19

The Clearing House argues that participants in payments transactions could share far more invoice information over its real-time network.

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NCUA follows bank regulators’ lead on home appraisals

11/21/19

A new National Credit Union Administration proposal would raise the threshold for residential mortgages that require appraisals. However, the final rule is by no means a done deal.

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Waters, Harris unveil plan to invest over $200B in affordable housing

11/21/19

The House Financial Services chair is sponsoring a bill with one of the Democratic presidential contenders aimed at alleviating the public housing capital backlog.

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Banks top credit unions in customer satisfaction, survey finds

11/21/19

New American Customer Satisfaction Index data shows consumers slightly favored banks, which are benefiting from investments in technology.

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Community bankers fear Google and Amazon over big banks: Survey

11/21/19

Nearly one in four bankers said that the tech giants pose the biggest competitive threat in the long term. But are those fears warranted?

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CFPB's final payday rule should be ready in spring, agency says

11/21/19

In an update of its rulemaking agenda, the bureau said it "expects to take final action in April 2020" on a proposal that would rescind strong underwriting requirements.

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Bank of America touts diverse staff in new trove of employee statistics

11/21/19

Bank of America says in a 23-page report that it has boosted the percentage of women and people of color among senior management and hired thousands of people from low- and moderate-income communities.

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