2018-10-11
The added heft will help companies like Independent Bank and Berkshire Hills better compete with the bigger banks that control much of the region’s deposits, and perhaps give them a leg up on other giants, including JPMorgan Chase, moving into the
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2018-10-11
The Federal Reserve System is trying to be proactive in these and other high-profile areas, offering educational materials and coaching to bank execs and directors, according to supervision officials at the St. Louis and Richmond Fed banks.
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2018-10-11
The company agreed to buy Mainland Bank for nearly $20 million in stock.
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2018-10-11
A growing number of the top lawyers at major financial institutions are women. What’s it going to take to get other departments to follow suit?
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2018-10-11
Toronto-Dominion Bank wants customers to complete nine out of every 10 routine transactions on their own within three years.
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2018-10-11
The company’s stock plunges after Sarah Friar’s departure announced; the bank said it unintentionally withheld mortgage discounts from minority borrowers.
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2018-10-11
Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of Hyperledger, explains why Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have joined each other’s organizations.
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2018-10-10
The third interest rate increase of the year could have a significant impact on banks' lending, deposit gathering and even M&A decisions. Here's what to expect.
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2018-10-10
Craig Phillips, a counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, said the department is not trying to undermine the role of state regulation of fintechs.
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2018-10-10
The San Francisco challenger bank is adding 150,000 customers per month and plans to expand its financial product offerings.
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2018-10-10
The two megabanks face different problems, as Bank of America customers are frustrated over fees and customer service while Wells customers are alarmed about the bank's recent scandals.
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2018-10-10
Mike Cagney’s current venture, Figure Technologies, is offering consumers the ability to apply online for home equity loans and get funding in as little as five days.
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2018-10-10
A California man who says he unwittingly helped Russia conduct a disinformation campaign on social media before the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been sentenced to six months in prison and another six months of home confinement.
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2018-10-10
CIT Bank and Simple recently started offering higher yields on the condition that customers make regular contributions to savings.
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2018-10-10
A reimagined local experience is the best way banks can forge emotional connections with their consumers, industry experts say.
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2018-10-10
First Merchants in Indiana would pass $10 billion in assets by acquiring MBT Financial in Michigan.
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2018-10-10
Proposition 10 would give local jurisdictions a freer hand to restrict rents, but critics say that would lead to property devaluations. Some see an effect regardless of whether the measure passes.
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