CFPB signals plan to kill payday rule

01/16/18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday it will reopen the payday lending rule, on the same day the controversial rule technically went into effect.

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TD Bank’s bold bet on AI technology

01/16/18

In a move rare for the industry, the bank bought a team of data scientists to bolster its artificial intelligence efforts in areas including product recommendations and fraud prevention.

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Loan growth from tax cuts might take a while

01/16/18

Though business owners are more optimistic about the direction of the economy since the tax law was passed, it's doubtful their borrowing will increase meaningfully until they see more signs of more robust growth, bankers say.

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Goldman takes new steps to boost demand for its personal loans

01/16/18

The New York bank has begun marketing Marcus loans as a way to pay for home improvements, while also raising the maximum loan size to $40,000.

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The trade-offs of growth at First Republic

01/16/18

Wealth management assets, deposits and fee income swelled at the San Francisco bank, but interest and noninterest costs rose along with them.

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Credit score changes would saddle banks with risk to help nonbanks

01/16/18

Housing regulators should not adopt an alternative credit scoring model until the banking industry is on board.

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BofA tops IBM and payments firms with most blockchain patents

01/16/18

Bank of America Corp. may not be willing to help customers invest in bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t plowing into the technology underlying the cryptocurrency.

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Citigroup plays up investor payouts once tax cuts spur profits

01/16/18

The bank plans to stick to its multiyear plan to pay out at least $60 billion in capital to shareholders even after booking a larger-than-forecast charge of $22 billion to adjust to the new tax regime

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JPM, Wells on divergent paths; Citi talks gender pay

01/16/18

The two banks' tax reform expectations differ as they move in opposite directions; bank bows to pressure to report pay discrepancies.

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Comerica rides rate hikes to 15% revenue growth in 4Q

01/16/18

Apart from a one-time adjustment for deferred taxes, the Dallas company strong gains in net interest income and meaningful improvement in all of its key performance ratios.

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