Banks outside Hurricane Maria's path still qualify for CRA credit

01/25/18

Regulators said they were taking steps to recognize contributions to the recovery made by banks anywhere in the nation.

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Congress should not hold CFPB hostage in budget talks

01/25/18

CFPB opponents trying to use the spending bill to put the agency's budget under congressional appropriations must be stopped.

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Cryptocurrencies concern regulators; banks applaud Trump

01/25/18

SEC, CFTC heads say cyber markets “show little or no regard” for regulation; Dimon and Blankfein say president’s policies help the economy and their businesses.

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CIT’s Alemany shuffles consumer banking, business lending execs

01/24/18

The New York company named two new members to its executive committee as it splits oversight of business capital and consumer banking into separate jobs.

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CFPB seeks comment on how it investigates firms

01/24/18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a request for information Wednesday seeking comment on the bureau's process for investigating companies that face possible enforcement actions.

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Discover's 4Q marked by strong loan growth, higher expenses

01/24/18

The credit card lender said late payments increased during the quarter but that it expects them to level off in 2018.

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Two new payment firms try out Ripple's cryptocurrency

01/24/18

Plans by IDT and MercuryFX to test XRP for cross-border payments are another vote of confidence for Ripple’s products.

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Reactions to Mulvaney memo range from elation to disgust

01/24/18

Many in the industry applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mission statement shifting the agency's focus away from using enforcement actions as a substitute for rules of the road.

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Weak spot in banks' earnings: Fee income

01/24/18

Net interest income has surged thanks to rising rates, but noninterest income has lagged as trading revenue has weakened, refi demand has softened and fees from deposit service charges have barely budged. Is this the new normal?

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Bank of America launches APIs for corporate clients

01/24/18

Enterprise customers will be able to send payment data to the bank through an application programming interface, rather than as XML or Swift files.

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