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First Federal reorganizes, Regions wins presidential award

American Banker

First Federal Bank of Kansas City finalized a plan to reorganize its corporate structure; Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was one of 10 to win the "President's 'E' Award for Export Service"; Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group named Jim Weiss as Florida market president; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

PYMNTS

That growth will be driven by a generally healthy consumer spend and tight labor market. Matthew Britt, a chef and culinary instructor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island told FSR that he was concerned about the long-term impact of restaurant outsourcing.

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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

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regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards.

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill

PYMNTS

Until the market matures, cryptocurrency price manipulation is “unavoidable,” according to NEM President Lon Wong. “You see it in mainstream markets as well. Coinsource , the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has rolled out 10 new machines in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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First And Ten: Disrupting The School Sports Uniform Process With Customization

PYMNTS

Even school sports uniforms have been dragged into the digital age, courtesy of a Rhode Island DTC company called SquadLocker. For example, a girls’ soccer program at a regional high school in Illinois would be part of an entire athletic department order for the year. Hopkins brings 30 years of experience to the company.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

Many of the issues which the OCC will be focusing on ring true for all banks regardless of regulator and region. The OCC on Oct. It measures 1-5, with 1 being the best score an institution can receive and 5 the worst). • Traditional control processes (such as audit, loan review, internal controls and due diligence).

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How Big Tech Is Finally Tackling Cybersecurity

CB Insights

Its market cap seemed unaffected until July 2018, when Facebook lost around 20% of its value in one day off of news of slowing user growth. However, it’s spending time focusing on securing its smart home capabilities, especially as the smart speaker market has exploded and is projected to continue to grow over the next five years.

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