Banklike credit unions should follow bank rules

06/25/18

As large credit unions look to expand under NCUA’s new field of membership rule, they should be required to comply with additional bank rules.

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JPMorgan to sell stake in Saudi Arabia bank for $203M

06/25/18

JPMorgan Chase plans to sell its stake in Saudi Investment Bank back to the Riyadh-based lender at a 24% discount as it exits noncore holdings globally.

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Wells Fargo revamps premium card to compete on rewards

06/25/18

Wells Fargo & Co. is finally going after the young and points-hungry by boosting rewards on one of its premium cards.

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Stress for Goldman, Morgan Stanley; Can AI produce bank reports?

06/25/18

The two Wall Street firms anxiously await the second round of stress test results; Commerzbank is working on using technology to generate basic research notes.

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Payday lending in Calif. shrunk by almost 7% last year

06/22/18

The trend may be partially attributable to a strong economy. Growth in high-cost installment lending could also be a factor.

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Why this VC fintech firm didn’t invest in Coinbase and Ripple

06/22/18

Nyca Partners is now an investor in enterprise blockchain, but in 2014 it had doubts about the technology.

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Trump’s GSE plan: Familiar solution, familiar problems

06/22/18

Meet the new housing finance reform plan, same as the old ones. While that gives it legs, it also presents big challenges.

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‘Sandboxes make me nervous’: 10 questions for California bank commish

06/22/18

Jan Lynn Owen works at the epicenter of the digital revolution, but she is unambiguously cautious about the fintech industry.

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Stress test results, FDIC's ambitious agenda, banks' biggest risk: Top stories of the week

06/22/18

How the big banks fared in the Fed's latest round of stress testing; what's on new FDIC chair Jelena McWilliams' plate; why banks' biggest risk factor may be employees who don't speak up; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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The challenges for a new ‘bank’ with a famous parent

06/22/18

In focus testing for its digital-only app, Finn, Chase learned users wanted a standalone brand that still offered some traditional features, such as paper checks.

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