Add Ally Bank to Amazon’s Alexa partners

11/14/17

Only a few banks have so far integrated with Amazon’s personal voice assistant service.

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On way out, FDIC's Gruenberg warns against going too far on reg relief

11/14/17

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Tuesday opposed efforts to roll back “core reforms” to bank regulation that were implemented after the 2008 financial crisis, but said some review of the Dodd-Frank law is warranted.

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Subprime car loans souring faster at nonbank lenders

11/14/17

More stringent underwriting is the likely reason banks and credit unions are seeing relatively low levels of delinquencies on car loans to high-risk borrowers.

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Wells Fargo softens overdraft policies as part of image overhaul

11/14/17

Under changes announced Tuesday, the San Francisco company will provide a one-day grace period on overdraft fees to its direct deposit customers. It also eliminated overdraft fees on all transactions of under $5.

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B of A, JPMorgan, Wells, Amex launch vendor management firm

11/14/17

TruSight will assess, validate and monitor vendors on behalf of the consortium, which is expected to expand.

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Deal on TBTF rules; Warning on coin offerings

11/14/17

Bipartisan proposal would remove the SIFI label from more than two dozen banks; European regulator cautions investors on the risks as bitcoin price plunges.

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What banks can expect from the next Fed chairman

11/14/17

Jerome Powell has been in the public eye for decades. But what he would actually do with the job is unknown. American Banker reporter John Heltman explains.

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Fidelity latest financial firm to facilitate data sharing with fintechs

11/14/17

Following in the footsteps of Chase, Wells Fargo and others, Fidelity is launching an application programming interface to let third-party apps access customer data — as long as the customers grant permission.

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BNY Mellon names new CFO, promotes three executives to lead largest unit

11/14/17

In his first major move as CEO, Charlie Scharf has made several management changes at Bank of New York-Mellon.

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Winners and losers of Senate reg relief bill

11/13/17

It was a decidedly mixed bag for banks and credit unions in the Senate regulatory relief bill, with some institutions doing quite well while others were left out in the cold. Following is a guide to who was helped - and who lost out.

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