CFPB's Mulvaney set to drop PHH case

06/06/18

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney is poised to dismiss its administrative proceeding against the mortgage lender, following a four-year battle over the agency's structure.

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SunTrust passes national mortgage settlement review

06/06/18

The Atlanta bank had previously failed compliance metrics in five straight quarters before passing them last year, according to the settlement's monitor.

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Seattle finds breaking up with Wells Fargo is hard to do

06/06/18

The city wanted to sever its relationship with the bank, but it ran into a big obstacle.

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With easing of stress tests, bank risk teams have to step up

06/06/18

The regulatory relief legislation rolls back several stress test requirements for regional and midsized banks, putting more onus on financial institutions and their regulators to ensure banks are managing their risk appropriately.

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Sales problems go beyond Wells; Technology vs. establishment

06/06/18

The OCC finds widespread problems in bank retail sales practices; Ripple and Swift competition for payments pits technology against convention.

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Banks scaring staff with automation talk, BofA's Bessant says

06/05/18

Bank of America's top technology officer says finance-industry workers get spooked about their jobs because of how bosses talk about tech.

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Bank of America's AI assistant avoids Alexa-like eavesdropping

06/05/18

Bank of America says its artificial-intelligence assistant isn't likely to listen in on private conversations the way Amazon.com's Alexa did last month.

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Wells Fargo not alone: OCC finds sales abuses at other banks

06/05/18

An inquiry into the sales practices of more than 40 banks launched in the wake of the Wells scandal found several systemic issues and hundreds of problems at individual institutions. The OCC completed the review in December but is not making the results public.

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ABA counters NCUA’s field of membership appeal with one of its own

06/05/18

Bankers hope to claw back even more of the agency's rule rather than merely defend their partial victory in the judge's original split decision.

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Expansion in home finance behind new Umpqua hire

06/05/18

Umpqua Bank has hired veteran lender Tom Farrell to help it grow its homebuilder finance group in California.

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