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Watchdog warns of failures in Fed and CFPB security programs

Processing Content Key insight: Audits of both the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found each agency’s security systems had declined. What’s at stake: The findings come at a time when banks face an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyber threats, raising questions about data protection. Forward look: The OIG also found lag […]

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The strategy shift lenders are quietly making

While both volume and gain-on-sale margins improved year-over-year in the first quarter, discussions between mortgage lenders and Boston Consulting Group revealed a heightened focus on artificial intelligence-driven transformations to permanently manage costs, strategic management company said. Processing Content Consolidation is also on the table as a way to scale operations. The company’s quarterly report tracks

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Scotiabank to buy small Dallas bank in mortgage-finance play

Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to acquire Maple Financial Holdings Inc., which owns a small US commercial bank, as the Canadian firm looks to expand its structured-finance business in the American mortgage industry.  Processing Content The deal, which will see the lender take over MapleMark Bank, is subject to customary closing conditions, Scotiabank said in

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