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Ten Questions for Kansas City Fed President Esther George

American Banker

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George is best known nationally as a critic of the Fed’s monetary policy, but in a wide-ranging interview she talks about Dodd-Frank, bank capitalization and the challenges facing community banking, in addition to interest rates.

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What's Next for Energy Lenders? Lots of 'Wound-Licking'

American Banker

Expect banks to pull back on energy lending in the near term, as regulators step up their scrutiny of oil loans and bankers approach the business with a "different attitude," says Mariner Kemper, chairman and chief executive at UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo.

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More PPP Funds Would Help CDFIs Lend Money To Micro Businesses

PYMNTS

Democrats in Congress are looking to address that issue by setting aside about 50 percent of proposed additional PPP funding to help CDFIs, credit unions and community banks. . “We Ruben Alonso, president of the CDFI loan fund AltCap in Kansas City, Mo.,

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services. PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Bank Merger of the Year.

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Why The Fed Will Create Its Own Real-Time Payments System

Tech and Finance

Admittedly the country has a far simpler banking system with just a handful of major banks. It also has a regulator that takes a far more active role in promoting consumer interests vs. banks than the Fed does. The Fed can do it — it has the technical skills and the connections and trust of banks of all sizes.

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