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Oklahoma City-based BancFirst agreed to pay an undisclosed sum for SpiritBank. The deal comes just seven months after the buyer completed another in-state acquisition.
June 11
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There's value in having money in one place, but some 401(k) rules make rollovers more trouble than they're worth.
June 11
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Banking Committee Democrats warned that the Trump administration's failure to nominate Democrats to vacancies at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Securities and Exchange Commission and National Credit Union Administration threatens the bipartisan structure Congress established for financial regulators.
June 11
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Nazeefa Ahmed is a reporting associate for National Mortgage News through the Dow Jones News Fund.
- Awards — Nazeefa was formerly a South Asian Journalist's Association Scholarship recipient.
- Education — She is currently a business reporting student at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and holds a degree in natural sciences from the University of Calgary.
- Experience — Nazeefa has previously covered housing for the Invisible Hand and as well as academic research for Science Magazine.
June 11
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Independent Community Bankers of America is launching a new campaign comparing community banks with crypto companies, and highlights potential harm that the latter could pose to Main Street.
June 11
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Plans to allow U.S. banks to reduce the capital they hold create uncomfortable echoes of past turmoil in credit markets. As regulators contemplate relaxing standards meant to protect the public, they should look to past financial crises.
June 11
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How much of the FOMO is manufactured?
June 11
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Rising assessment fees and the fear of punitive actions under newly installed state regulator Rohit Chopra may push some California-chartered banks to switch to a federal overseer, some industry observers say.
June 11
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The White House has nominated Brian Johnson, the former CFPB deputy and a veteran Capitol Hill staffer, to permanently lead the bureau.
June 10
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Kevin is an insurance industry and insurtech executive. He was the Founder/CEO of the first DSS app for healthcare and voluntary insurance benefits. He is an Innovator, Team Builder & Scaler
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