U.S. Bancorp said it now expects to complete its deal for MUFG Union Bank in December. The bank also set a rollout for next week of a Visa credit card with a unique feature, while JPMorgan Chase said it has renewed a cobrand card-issuing agreement with the Walt Disney Co. Scroll through to see what you might have missed this week in banking, payments, credit unions and more.
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The addition of investment bank Capstone Partners and the wider geographic footprint that resulted from the acquisition of TCF Financial helped drive a 58% increase in net income during the third quarter.
Credit bureaus should know better than to include “impossible” data, such as someone defaulting on a loan before they were born, says Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra.
The San Jose, California-based credit union completed its first out-of-state expansion with a virtual branch in Idaho’s tech hub, to be followed soon by a brick-and-mortar location.
A big settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and recent changes to overdraft policies by the Alabama company helped drive down its third-quarter profits by 34%.
U.S. Bank’s new M&A closing date, and new rewards card, and more in banking news this week.
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Surviving The 2nd Wave of Corona
‘This too shall pass away’ this famous Persian adage seems to be defeating us again and again in the case of COVID-19. Despite every effort