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Goldman Sachs Group posted a surprise jump in its trading business, rounding out a stellar quarter for Wall Street’s biggest banks.

Charlie Scharf faced tough questions Thursday in the wake of a recent $250 million fine. Analysts did not get the clarity they sought on how much longer the bank will be constrained by a three-year-old consent order with the Fed.

The cryptocurrency exchange, which has been embroiled in a dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission, says the federal government should create a stand-alone body to supervise the marketplace for digital assets.

In a bid to boost fee income, the Minneapolis company is upgrading its payments technology to allow businesses to manage inventory, payroll and other functions — as well as make payments — all in one place. The tech is modeled after an offering from Square.

Banks and other stakeholders are trying to stop a proposal requiring financial institutions to submit more account data, but the Biden administration says opponents of the measure are spreading the false notion that it would reveal information about specific transactions.

The bank looks at every opportunity to expand in the U.S. through organic growth or acquisition and will consider them all as they become available, the head of Toronto-Dominion Bank’s U.S. operations says.

Jane Fraser told analysts the company will spend what’s necessary to satisfy regulators’ concerns about risk management and internal controls. That includes incentives to encourage senior executives to resolve the problems promptly.

Gov. Randal Quarles is no longer vice chair for supervision, and the Federal Reserve Board will make bank regulatory policy only when multiple members reach consensus. Observers expect inaction until the Biden administration fills key leadership posts.

U.S. consumers have been more punctual than ever before in paying back debts as the economy rebounds from the pandemic. 

Talwar, who is leaving his job as chairman of Goldman's consumer bank this month, explains his philosophy on innovating within a large organization, making a digital-only unit work within a 150-year-old institution, and how he deals with skeptics.