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  DOJ joins OCC, FDIC in updating bank merger guidelines

  Regulators’ revamped guidelines increase the agencies’ discretion, which is likely to stoke industry uncertainty and, perhaps, extend the timeline to approval, analysts say.

  Commercial

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  CFPB wants banks to prove overdraft opt-ins

  Regulators should assume, as a default, that customers have not agreed to coverage and fees unless banks can provide signed agreements or recorded conversations, the agency said in a policy reminder.

  Regulations & Policy

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  Opinion

  6 lessons from my journey to the CFO seat

  Hope Dmuchowski, CFO of First Horizon, shares the lessons that helped shape her path to finance chief and guided her approach to leadership.

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  Fed payments proposal pits big banks against small rivals

  Large institutions welcome the move to extend the operating hours of two interbank payments systems, but smaller ones may feel the squeeze of increased workload, staffing and competition.

  Payments

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  FDIC seeks tougher recordkeeping on fintech partners

  The regulator also approved a policy update to consider small business and residential loan originations, in addition to deposits, when evaluating a merger’s competitive effects.

  Regulations & Policy

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  Carver Bank taps JPMorgan, Citizens vet as new CEO

  Donald Felix, a 25-year banking veteran, will succeed Craig MacKay, who became interim CEO of the Black-owned bank last year when the company weathered a “hostile takeover” attempt from an investor.

  Commercial

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  BNY CFO: Archer purchase fills ‘capability gap’

  In the balance of build-vs.-buy, the bank was creating too much from scratch, and to build its own retail wealth pathway would have been a “bridge too far,” BNY CFO Dermot McDonogh said last week.

  Technology

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  BofA hires away Citi’s ex-chief accountant

  Johnbull Okpara will join Bank of America in December, replacing Rudolf Bless, its chief accounting officer of nearly 10 years. The bank did not give a reason for Bless’ departure.

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  Citi tech chief to share data responsibility with COO: memo

  Anand Selva will co-lead the data program with Tim Ryan. Japan Mehta, the outgoing data chief, will transition Ashutosh Nawani into the new role of head of enterprise data office and data transformation, the memo said.

  Commercial

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  EverBank to buy Michigan’s Sterling Bank for $261M

  The deal includes 25 branches, $900 million in loans and $2 billion in deposits; but not Sterling’s sole Michigan branch or its $372.9 million portfolio of residential tenant-in-common mortgage loans.

  Commercial

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  KeyBank CFO eyes opportunities through Scotia deal

  The two banks are exploring potential partnership opportunities – and their geographic footprints might allow a jumping-off point, KeyBank CFO Clark Khayat said last week at a conference.

  Commercial

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  U.S. Bank reaches its proving ground

  The super-regional is at an “inflection point” after recent acquisitions and tech updates, CEO Andy Cecere said at the bank’s investor day. One analyst, however, is calling for “a new set of eyes at the top.”

  Commercial

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  BMO’s $564M Ponzi verdict tossed by appeals court

  A panel of judges at the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a bankruptcy court ruling that the bank aided and abetted the Ponzi scheme of former businessman Tom Petters.

  Risk

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  Lawmakers push for crackdown on fintech, ban on false claims

  Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen demanded tighter regulations on BaaS and fintech partnerships, saying they pose “a broader threat to the stability of our banking system and the economy.”

  Regulations & Policy

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  U.S. Bank rolls out access to Paze digital wallet

  The bank began offering the payments option from Early Warning Services to its credit and debit cards customers this week.

  Payments

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  OCC hits Wells Fargo with AML enforcement action

  The newest order for the bank introduces questions around whether it could affect the lifting of Wells' asset cap, or if other big banks might face AML orders.

  Regulations & Policy

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  A year after reorg, progress at Citi comes in ‘fits and starts’

  New penalties gave the bank focal points for its tech overhaul. But Citi is also aiming to keep staff robust enough – in the right places – to chase opportunity, CFO Mark Mason said.

  Regulations & Policy

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  Atlanta Fed chief violated trading rules, OIG finds

  Raphael Bostic’s transactions created “an appearance of a conflict of interest,” the central bank watchdog said, making no recommendation for next steps.

  Regulations & Policy

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  BofA, JPMorgan, others urged to stop financing livestock production

  An open letter singles out the nation's largest banks for their support of food giants like JBS, saying lending activities undermine the sector’s environmental commitments.

  Commercial

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  JPMorgan Chase to equip 140K workers with genAI tool

  The bank expects up to $2 billion in artificial intelligence-related upside, President Daniel Pinto said at this week's Barclays conference.

  Technology

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  RBC names interim CFO Gibson as permanent

  The move presumably puts more distance between the bank and Gibson’s predecessor, Nadine Ahn, who has sued the bank for wrongful dismissal and damages.

  Commercial

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  9 crucial reactions to the capital requirements preview

  BofA and JPMorgan execs talk death, despair and a lack of specifics, while lawmakers and regulators appear to fall along party lines in the snowballing fight over the Basel endgame.

  Commercial

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  TD to pay CFPB $28M for giving credit agencies inaccurate data

  The penalty is hardly the largest that Canada’s second-largest lender expects. TD is facing criminal and civil investigations into its U.S. anti-money laundering program and anticipates a fine in the billions of dollars before year’s end.

  Regulations & Policy

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  Citi’s chief accounting officer exits

  Johnbull Okpara is leaving the bank after nearly four years to pursue another opportunity, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. Robert Walsh was named interim CAO.

  Commercial

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  Innovation may slow amid bank-fintech partnership scrutiny: analysts

  Additional guardrails, however, are necessary as business connections grow more complex and as fintechs tackle more compliance responsibilities, a regulator said.

  Regulations & Policy

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