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How banks can avoid becoming zombies Nov 12, 2018

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Gartner recently predicted that 80% of banks will become irrelevant by 2030. Peter Redshaw, team manager for the global financial services team at Gartner, explains some strategies the analyst firm thinks banks need to execute to survive.

'Commercial banks wasted a lot of money on this election' Nov 07, 2018

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With the midterms finally over, we discuss how it will impact regulatory and legislative policy for financial institutions going forward —as well as how it will affect the 2020 race.

'What happens when the music stops?': John Taft at Baird Oct 31, 2018

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Money has been flowing into passive investments such as ETFs in historic amounts. What happens when a bear market inevitably occurs? John Taft, former CEO of RBC Wealth Management and current vice chairman of Baird, sees this as one of several less-obvious risks to the financial system.

CFPB's softer stance on payday lenders, military member scams Oct 25, 2018

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Consumer Financial Protection Agency Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is winding down some of the efforts his predecessor worked hardest on: enforcement of payday and fair lending rules and the Military Lending Act. Reporter Kate Berry shares the latest.

Hensarling's last stand: More reg relief and fixing the GSEs Oct 18, 2018

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Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has spent the past six years as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee trying to undo the Dodd-Frank Act. In this episode, he discusses his hard-nosed legislative approach and his more recent willingness to reach across the aisle on regulatory relief and reforming the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Why bankers should care that two rival blockchains linked up Oct 11, 2018

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The Linux Foundation's Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have joined each other's organizations. Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of Hyperledger, explains what this means for bankers.

Inside Mel Watt's #MeToo moment Oct 01, 2018

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At the same time as Brett Kavanaugh's explosive confirmation process, the House Financial Services Committee is examining sexual harassment charges against FHFA director Watt and allegations of gender pay disparity at the agency. American Banker reporter Hannah Lang has been following the case closely and offers her take.

Inside Warren's latest criticism of CFPB's Mulvaney Sep 27, 2018

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American Banker's Kate Berry discusses recent events at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to strip the bureau of its ability to enforce fair-lending rules and his replacement of its consumer advisory board.

Breaking Banks: Amazon's new devices; crypto shenanigans Sep 25, 2018

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Brian Roemmele debriefs on Alexa's new range of voice activated appliances, and Dmitry Malyanov, co-founder of AdHive, shares some of the questionable ICO promotion tactics he's seen.

'What's needed is a wholesale change in the culture' Sep 19, 2018

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Bruce Cahan, a lecturer at Stanford University who teaches ethics to software engineers, future bankers and others, explains how adopting principles found in medicine and religion can lead to profitability for financial services firms.

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