Challenger banks insist they’re equal to the task of lending

09/18/19

MoneyLion and Varo say familiarity with existing customers — whom they already offer savings, investment and personal finance products — will help them make smart credit decisions.

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Where banking-fintech partnerships fall short

09/18/19

Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.

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Fed moves to ease cash shortage; Citi looks to make connections

09/18/19

The Fed’s injects funds into the repo market for first time in more than a decade; bank trying to partner firms with cash with those with market share.

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CFPB investigating Bank of America over phony accounts

09/17/19

During a probe that grew out of the Wells Fargo scandal, the Charlotte-based bank has acknowledged instances of "potentially unauthorized" accounts, but said that the number of examples was "vanishingly small."

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CFPB’s Kraninger agrees: Her job security is unconstitutional

09/17/19

The agency's director told congressional leaders and staff that she backs a Supreme Court challenge to the bureau's leadership structure.

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Regulators propose easing margin requirements on swaps

09/17/19

The plan approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday would require banks to exchange initial margin only in deals involving external swaps parties.

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Senate Dems urge CFPB to extend QM patch

09/17/19

Senate Democrats are warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be careful as it considers changes to its mortgage underwriting rules.

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Banks’ deposit-rate challenge: How low can they go?

09/17/19

CEOs have been telling investors that if the Fed continues to cut interest rates, they will lower rates they are paying on deposits to minimize the hit to net interest margins. The danger is that if they lower rates too quickly or by too much, big depositors could go elsewhere.

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Ginnie Mae punished his firm. Now, Trump may put him in charge.

09/17/19

A mortgage industry executive with ties to a firm penalized in a U.S. predatory lending crackdown is being considered by the Trump administration to run Ginnie Mae, according to people familiar with the matter.

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FDIC tries to ease small banks' concerns with capital rule revamp

09/17/19

Regulators have redefined a simplified capital measure for community banks following criticism that their 2018 proposal did not go far enough.

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