What FICO sees through its window into fraud

11/11/19

Doug Clare explains how the organization uses artificial intelligence to spot crime rings and skimmers.

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Banks want a Camels overhaul, but chiming in is risky

11/11/19

Many in the industry have cheered regulators’ interest in improving the supervisory rating system, but they may shy from commenting publicly about their experiences in a confidential process.

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CECL, fintech threat: What's keeping community bankers up at night

11/11/19

Community bank leaders at an ABA-hosted meeting questioned the timing for a new accounting standard for loan losses and discussed their struggles to keep pace with new technology.

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Subprime mortgages keep minting cash for ex-Bear Stearns banker

11/11/19

Tom Marano, a former Bear Stearns banker, was apparently well compensated following the housing crisis for heading up ResCap and Ditech, both of which went into bankruptcy.

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Bias probe or not, the Apple Card is setting a new standard for banks

11/11/19

The tech company’s card seems to be raising consumers’ expectations that they should be able to get and use a card instantly and receive useful notifications.

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U.S. payments system could use an ally like Libra

11/11/19

China dominates the business. Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency could help alter the balance of power.

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Viral tweet accusing Apple Card of sexism leads to regulatory probe

11/10/19

The New York Department of Financial Services is opening a probe into Goldman Sachs' credit card practices after a viral tweet from a tech entrepreneur alleged gender discrimination in the new Apple Card's algorithms.

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Jerome Powell’s narrow path to second term as Fed chair

11/10/19

Unlike previous central bank chiefs, Powell’s chances of being renominated by either the current president or many of the Democratic contenders are slim.

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BB&T and SunTrust have extra incentive to close deal in '19

11/08/19

Completing the deal before the new year would let the merged company avoid an earnings hit in complying with the Current Expected Credit Loss accounting standard and give it more flexibility on capital adjustments.

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Year's 2nd-biggest merger, bank failures, small-bank layoffs: Top stories of the week

11/08/19

First Horizon, Iberiabank in year's second-biggest bank merger; bank failure in New Jersey is nation's third in a week; smaller banks take a turn swinging the ax; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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