Steve Cocheo

Steve Cocheo

Mulvaney looks at bureau’s future

Mulvaney looks at bureau’s future

Bringing “sanity” to mortgage market, including QM, among his plans. Seeks more input
A wrinkle in office space is among the surprises this cycle—Millennials' like or dislike of a property's amenities can downgrade a formerly prime building and location.

Mixed picture for CRE lenders

Asset values may be peaking. Riskier construction lending may rise
Open Banking and open banking—the difference is explained below—open doors for banks as well as third-party players—if leaders carefully consider their strategies.

Open banking, present and future

Concept drives debate over what a bank will be
BNY Mellon joins vendor risk consortium TruSight

BNY Mellon joins vendor risk consortium TruSight

Fifth major financial to back new angle on third-party risk
After more than year of resisting the Justice Department, Minnesota's KleinBank agreed to a settlement including expansion of its Community Reinvestment Act assessment area. The bank had resisted the suit in part because it claimed that the Minneapolis market had never been a key business area for the bank.

DOJ settles fair-lending suit with KleinBank

Bank avoids major financial penalties but agrees to expand service
Credit card usage hits all-time high

Credit card usage hits all-time high

Delinquencies up, but overall performance positive
First Foundation anticipates more than doubling its online small business loan volume in 2018.

California bank goes online competitors one better

First Foundation gives online borrowers convenience—with a live banker attached
Inside a “skill”

Inside a “skill”

Synchrony builds fledgling Alexa skill for its Amazon Store Card
Putting together bank deals today has more dimensions than a jigsaw puzzle.

Fundamentals still drive financial M&A

Efficiency remains a driver, but digital now plays a role
Once again, a federal court has ruled that efforts to quash the proposed fintech national charter are not ripe because the matter remains a proposal.

Second judge declines to rule on fintech charter

Still not ripe: With charter still only a proposal, nothing yet to block, federal court decides
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