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The industry continues to push for an overhaul of the bureau’s leadership structure, but both parties seem uninterested. ... Read full article

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ... Read full article

SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers on Thursday explained the direction he and BB&T chief Kelly King are going with the new name, but gave no hints on what it is or when it will be unveiled. ... Read full article

In stark contrast to his predecessor, C. Allen Parker said Thursday he accepts regulators' criticism and suggested that the bank may struggle to achieve revenue growth until it moves past its regulatory woes. ... Read full article

The London firm lags the three largest U.S. vendors but bets its new open banking platform can win it more business. ... Read full article

The payout resolves a 2017 complaint filed by a male employee who alleged the bank’s parental leave policy was biased against dads. ... Read full article

Uber Technologies Inc. is going nationwide with a program that helps those without a car — or the financial means to get one — drive for the ride-hailing giant. ... Read full article

Citigroup can beat consensus expectations in 2020 regardless of higher interest rates or stronger global growth, and is well positioned for potential supply chain shifts in Asia, Goldman Sachs said in an upgrade of the stock to buy from neutral. ... Read full article

Albert Ko, who had been the chief transformation officer of Intuit, says he will work to improve Zelle's interface to make it more appealing to consumers. ... Read full article

Many banks have already scaled back home lending or even left the business. With profit margins shrinking, inventories of homes at crisis levels and competition from nonbanks intensifying, that’s unlikely to change. ... Read full article

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways. ... Read full article

Wider net interest margins compared to a year earlier helped make up for a slight decline in loan balances, as nearly two-thirds of banks reported higher profits in the first quarter. ... Read full article

Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, CFO Howell McCullough mostly ruled out a merger of equals as a growth strategy for the $108 billion-asset Huntington. ... Read full article

The scandal-plagued bank announced Wednesday that it is adding a board member with deep experience in accounting. It is also considering a switch to flat pricing in indirect auto lending, a change long favored by consumer advocates. ... Read full article

A burgeoning trade war, the U.K.’s planned exit from the European Union and escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran have weighed on market sentiment in recent weeks, Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said Wednesday. ... Read full article

Banks and governments around the world have invested in systems that seek to instantly transfer money between accounts, moves that could put pressure on the sprawling debit-card business at the world’s largest payments network. But Visa Inc. Chief ... Read full article

Representatives of minority- and women-owned small banks from around the country met to discuss how to expand business opportunities. ... Read full article

While there’s been dramatic innovation in the banking sector in recent years, regulators and startups can better collaborate around these developments. ... Read full article