Amex sweetens pot for merchants; Trump, Powell meeting raises questions

11/19/19

The company is reportedly paying bonuses to get retailers to accept its cards; both sides offer different take of rare get-together.

[more]

Small-business challenger bank BlueVine raises $102.5 million

11/19/19

The startup — whose backers include CitiVentures, SVB Capital and Microsoft's venture fund — says it's building an end-to-end platform for small businesses that integrates loans, checking, payments and other services.

[more]

U.S. banking regulators taking harder look at climate change

11/18/19

In recent months federal regulators have been speaking out on the risks that extreme weather events pose to the financial system, something their European counterparts have been doing for some time.

[more]

Indicted ex-banker says warrant to search iPhone was tainted

11/18/19

Stephen Calk, who faces a bribery charge in connection with loans his bank made to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, is asking a judge to suppress evidence that prosecutors obtained from his mobile phone.

[more]

OCC offers roadmap for banks to bypass ‘Madden’ ruling

11/18/19

The 2015 decision posed new legal challenges for institutions trying to sell loans to third parties, but the federal regulatory agency proposed Monday steps for banks and debt parties to evade state interest rate caps.

[more]

USAA won $200M from Wells Fargo in patent fight. Will others be on the hook?

11/18/19

The remote deposit capture tech at the center of the dispute is used by 6,500 institutions. That may mean other institutions will have to pay licensing fees to USAA.

[more]

Congress can work around court’s nixing of OCC fintech charter

11/18/19

Former Comptroller Thomas Curry, who initially proposed the special charter now blocked by a judge, calls on policymakers to find another way to regulate financial tech startups.

[more]

How much should banks fear a Democratic victory in 2020?

11/17/19

The financial policy views of progressive candidates atop the presidential field are sure to worry bankers, but it would be difficult for any new president to implement sweeping regulatory changes.

[more]

Challenger banks bet public trusts them more than Google

11/17/19

Consumer trust issues have long been a stumbling block for challenger banks, but many say Google will face bigger obstacles.

[more]

BB&T-SunTrust's incentive, Fannie-Freddie freedom, core vendor 'ransom': Top stories of the week

11/15/19

Earnings hit could be avoided if BB&T and SunTrust complete deal by 2020; Fannie and Freddie will likely exit conservatorship by 2024, Calabria says; tired of paying 'ransom' to core vendors, two small banks fund new one; and more from this week's most-read stories.

[more]