Our bonus coverage includes a triple serving of news from the payments sector and an item about two banks recognized for their creative use of direct mail.
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Elevations Credit Union is paying athletes at the University of Colorado Boulder by way of a new credit card. The annual fee, plus two cents per transaction, will go to a collective that provides financial support to Buffaloes players.
The bureau suggested this week that states should remove the exemptions banks enjoy from data privacy laws. California is a prime candidate to act.
The North Dakota governor's real estate background and affordable housing policies fit with the president-elect's plan to open up federal lands for new home construction.
Nicholas Takahashi and his team are accused of deliberately trying to poach the clients of a former colleague managing hundreds of millions in assets and producing more than $1 million a year in revenue.
The number of banks announcing plans to sell this year reached 108 by the end of Oct.; Truist Financial promoted Brad Bender to chief risk officer; Old Point Financial made Cathy W. Liles its chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
Sam Valverde, acting president of Ginnie Mae, has resigned after about six months in the job.
