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"I want the truth, sir," Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., told CFPB Director Richard Cordray. But it sure didn't seem that way.
House Financial Services Committee members asked CFPB Director Richard Cordray tough questions this week — but they let their own theatrics trump substance, using their time to berate the CFPB chief rather than engaging in substantive discussion.

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Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is readying a package of bills, one of which could provide financial tech firms with national standards, so that they wouldn't have to comply with the various state regulations.  more »
Executives at banks that have not taken advantage of low stock prices to buy up their own shares could get hammered during quarterly earnings calls in April.  more »
The service should help Uber better compete with Lyft, a rival app-based taxi service that can now pay its drivers instantly. It could also be provide a new revenue source for Green Dot's struggling GoBank unit.  read more »
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The financial services technology provider Jack Henry & Associates is the latest company to collaborate with The Clearing House to speed processing, a move that will substantially increase the number of banks capable of executing faster payments.  read more »
A cybersecurity panel at the Women in Finance and Technology Symposium Thursday explored ways to enhance communication and collaboration between different branches of government working to strengthen the nation's cyberdefenses.  read more »
While the $1.9 billion of bonds are not guaranteed by the government, most of the underlying loans could have been sold to Fannie and Freddie, and the transaction accomplishes the same thing as the GSEs' risk-transfer deals.  read more »
American Banker Research's Index of Banking Activity, which had the lowest reading in its nearly four-year history in January, revealed that issues in oil-producing states are contributing to decreases in commercial loan applications and approvals.  read more »
About a fifth of regional banks look at their efficiency ratios as they set executive compensation. Ongoing revenue challenges and investor pressure could push more boards to consider efficiency — or simple cost-cutting — to determine pay for high-level officers.  read more »
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move to collect complaints about online marketplace lenders is a sure sign it is laying the groundwork for rules or enforcement actions against the industry.  read more »
WSFS Financial has been around nearly two centuries, and CEO Mark Turner is going for another two. Has he found the road map for success?  read more »
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