What’s ‘human digital banking’? Umpqua’s O’Haver explains

10/25/17

Cort O’Haver, the successor to Ray Davies at Umpqua, has a plan to preserve human relationships in mobile and online banking.

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Thinking ahead to the day when credit quality sours

10/25/17

Huntington executives are surprised that chargeoffs are still so low and say they're prepared for things to get worse, yet they remain aggressive in auto and other categories. The juxtaposition is a sign of the times for lenders.

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MBA's Stevens, his cancer in remission, to retire as CEO

10/25/17

Days after revealing he was in full remission from cancer, David H. Stevens said he is retiring as president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Deutsche Bank will pay $220 million to resolve U.S. Libor probe

10/25/17

The accord is the latest development in investigations by governments across the globe into banks’ manipulation of benchmark interest rates.

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Prosperity reports minimal losses from Hurricane Harvey

10/25/17

Harvey slammed the Houston area this summer, but Prosperity Bancshares' profit dropped only slightly in the third quarter, and it described the financial impact as "manageable."

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Why it <em>makes sense</em> for credit unions to oppose CFPB arbitration rule

10/25/17

While used infrequently by credit unions, arbitration clauses can be an effective way to ensure both the credit union member and the credit union’s interest are protected when disputes arise.

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Banks need to fear Amazon's finance ambitions: McKinsey report

10/25/17

Banks around the world have spent the past few years preparing for competition from small, nimble technology startups. It turns out the real threat may be Jeff Bezos, according to McKinsey & Co. In its annual banking report.

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Senate votes to kill arbitration rule; banks pay up

10/25/17

Pence breaks tie to overturn rule prohibiting mandatory arbitration; depositors receiving higher rates in effort to retain them.

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Senate votes to repeal CFPB arbitration rule in win for financial institutions

10/25/17

Republicans were able to use an obscure legislative process to overturn a rule that banks and credit unions feared would raise their litigation costs.

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Discover’s profit falls in 3Q as loan losses rise

10/24/17

As more loans go bad across the credit card industry, the Riverwoods, Ill.-based company boosted its provision for loan losses by 51%.

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