Is USAA vs. Wells Fargo the start of a broader patent war?

06/11/18

USAA's lawsuit accusing Wells of infringing on its remote-deposit patents is new territory: bank-on-bank fights over intellectual property.

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Wells Fargo bans cryptocurrency purchases on its credit cards

06/11/18

Wells Fargo & Co. customers hoping to use their credit cards to buy Bitcoin will have to look elsewhere.

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Innovation checklist for banks stuck in a rut

06/11/18

Chief among the tips shared at Digital Banking 2018 were: be willing to experiment, seek out partners, rethink cost-cutting and small banks should stop making excuses.

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HSBC says U.S. unit among 'most challenging' parts in strategy

06/11/18

Fixing HSBC's troubled U.S. division will be one of the "most challenging" parts of the lender's new $17 billion strategy, Chief Executive Officer John Flint said.

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Banks + small-dollar credit doesn't add up

06/11/18

Despite recent encouragement from the OCC, banks still struggle to make a profit on short-term loans.

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Auto lenders take on more risk; banks eschew muni bonds

06/11/18

Banks are extending maturities and making loans to riskier credits to boost volume; banks cut their muni holdings as tax rates drop.

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Losing Fiat Chrysler would threaten Santander Consumer’s independence

06/08/18

The Dallas auto lender might lose as much as one-third of its business if it severs ties with the automaker, raising fresh questions about whether its parent company will buy out shareholders and take full ownership.

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RBC fired investment banking chief over affair with staffer

06/08/18

Royal Bank of Canada fired its U.S. investment banking chief Blair Fleming because he failed to disclose that he was having an improper relationship with an employee.

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Strange bedfellows: Trump backs Warren's pot banking bill

06/08/18

In a break with his own Justice Department, President Trump suggested Friday he would sign a bill co-authored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to protect financial institutions that help legal marijuana businesses.

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New MBA chief's hardest job? Not screwing things up

06/08/18

Robert Broeksmit has a tough act to follow succeeding David Stevens, the CEO revered for navigating the Mortgage Bankers Association through one of its most tumultuous eras on record. But in doing so, Broeksmit has a distinct advantage over many of his predecessors: inheriting an organization on the upswing.

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