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Headache du jour: This earnings season is all about lowering expectations. When JPMorgan kicks off the process on Thursday, the "big question" isn't about whether firms will meet or exceed projections. Instead, second-quarter results will help determine "whether bank stocks will be
Appearing on CNBC's "Closing Bell," Sheila Bair, the former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said Monday that banks are likely to look to trading revenues and added fees to
Lackluster performance over the second half of the year will also
Close scrutiny: Thomas Curry, comptroller of the currency, said Monday that his agency is watching out for weakening in the commercial real estate and auto-lending sectors. For American Banker's take, click
Wall Street Journal
Missed opportunity: Former Attorney General Eric Holder torpedoed an internal
Challenging climate: Lending Club's charge-off rates have climbed 38% since 2013 – up to 6.31% from 4.58%. The uptick
Financial Times
Big money: Heads of the six biggest U.S. banks received an average of $20.7 million in compensation last year –
Diversity push: Seventy-two financial firms in the U.K. – including banks, insurers and asset managers – have signed a "
New York Times
Rising tide: Jamie Dimon announced in an op-ed Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase is