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Federal Reserve’s Powell: Smaller Banks to Be Exempt From New Capital Requirements
Federal Reserve’s Powell: Smaller Banks to Be Exempt From New Capital Requirements
June 22, 2023  |  Banking

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced in a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday (June 22) that smaller banks with assets below $100 billion will not...

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With Routing Number, Crypto Exchange Kraken’s Bank Closing in On Global Payments Rails
With Routing Number, Crypto Exchange Kraken’s Bank Closing in On Global Payments Rails
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The banking arm of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is one step closer to gaining full access to the global payments system. By granting a routing number...

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American Bankers Association Seeks More Oversight Of Cryptocurrency Entities
American Bankers Association Seeks More Oversight Of Cryptocurrency Entities
April 22, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The American Bankers Association (ABA) said in testimony last week that it believes standards for cryptocurrency businesses should be strengthened. In front of the House...

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TRENDING: How Credit Unions Give Digital the Personal Touch
TRENDING: How Credit Unions Give Digital the Personal Touch
September 23, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions (CUs) are facing an ever-shifting financial services landscape. Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming...

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Community Banks Voice Frustration With Core Tech Providers
Community Banks Voice Frustration With Core Tech Providers
April 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Community banks are voicing their frustration with what they say is a lack of competition in the market for corporate bank technology providers, reports in The...

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Small US Bank Shares Increase Post-Dodd-Frank
Small US Bank Shares Increase Post-Dodd-Frank
June 12, 2018  |  Banking

Small banks are benefiting from the rollback of Dodd-Frank, with the Russell 2000 bank index outperforming the S&P 500 banks by about 10 percentage points...

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Dodd-Frank Rewrite Inspires Banks To Tackle Other Rules
Dodd-Frank Rewrite Inspires Banks To Tackle Other Rules
April 30, 2018  |  Banking

With Congress ready to pass the first rewrite of the Dodd-Frank Act, U.S. banks are looking to revise or eliminate more than a dozen other...

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NCUA’s Membership Rule Change Challenged By Federal Judge
NCUA’s Membership Rule Change Challenged By Federal Judge
March 15, 2018  |  Credit Unions

The National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) defense of revisions to a field-of-membership rule isn’t sitting well with a federal judge — and that just might...

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ABA Endorses Akouba As Online Lending Partner For Small Banks
ABA Endorses Akouba As Online Lending Partner For Small Banks
February 14, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

Akouba, the Chicago startup, has been endorsed by the American Bankers Association (ABA) as a technology provider to help its members offer online lending to...

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