Morgan Stanley training hundreds of digital-first advisers

06/18/18

They will be deployed to the branches and teach veteran brokers how to make use of the firm's new high-tech wealth management tools, the company says.

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Waters bill would strengthen FHFA oversight of mortgage servicers

06/18/18

The bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners also requires documentation of servicer behavior and FHFA evaluation of the services provided to borrowers.

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Pelosi, Brown criticize Trump's pick to lead CFPB

06/18/18

The Democratic leader in the House raised questions about Kathy Kraninger's "qualifications to lead such an important agency."

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Where is State Street deploying AI? Everywhere

06/18/18

Reconciling accounts, predicting market turns and their effects on portfolios, and even answering client faxes (yes, faxes) can all be done better with artificial intelligence, the custody bank says. Experts describe it as a cutting-edge program.

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Size, 'siloing' can undermine companies' culture: Wells’ Betsy Duke

06/18/18

At a conference on corporate culture, Wells Fargo’s board chair explained why problems tend to fester longer at larger institutions.

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Regulators’ dangerous plan to carve up the Volcker Rule

06/18/18

A proposal to revise parts of the Dodd-Frank Act ban on proprietary trading would make it easier for banks to conduct risky trades.

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Trump's CFPB choice faces uphill battle — and that's part of the plan

06/18/18

President Trump has yet to formally name Kathy Kraninger as his choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but her nomination is already in trouble. That may be just fine with the White House.

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Trump's CFPB pick is... who?; muni issuers still avoid Wells

06/18/18

Little-known Office for Management and Budget official Kathy Kraninger would succeed acting director Mick Mulvaney, her OMB boss; Wells Fargo still faces the big chill from several big cities and states.

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6 items on Fed’s full regulatory docket

06/17/18

The central bank's rule-writing workload is expected to remain busy for the foreseeable future, thanks in large part to enactment of the recent regulatory relief bill.

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White House aide Kraninger is Trump's choice to lead CFPB

06/16/18

President Donald Trump has chosen Kathy Kraninger, a little-known White House budget aide, as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an administration official said.

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