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Profits at big banks should be solid if not spectacular; the Vermont senator proposes a hard cap on assets held by the biggest banks.

The agencies issued a joint statement on the types collaborative arrangements that a bank could employ to make BSA/AML compliance more efficient.

Sen. Warren proposes a bill that would extend the law to credit unions while stiffening penalties; the Spanish bank taps UBS’s Andrea Orcel.

The plan identified five risk areas — including cybersecurity — that will be on the agenda for agency examiners next year.

Large retailers want the right to reject rewards cards at the point of sale to avoid higher swipe fees; Germany's financial regulator appoints an auditor to monitor the Deutsche Bank's progress.

The Danish bank updates amount laundered; Goldman near deal for its Simon app.

The comments came on the same day that Denmark’s largest bank announced the resignation of CEO Thomas Borgen and said that as much as $234 billion flowed through its tiny Estonian unit between 2007 and 2015.

Marianne Lake could be JPM’s eventual choice to succeed Dimon; three agencies investigating money laundering allegations against Danske Bank.

The prospects are tough for Thomas Borgen of Danske Bank, whose Estonian unit has been described as a central pipeline for laundering as much as $9 billion between 2007 and 2015 in dirty money, mostly from Russia.

Goldman’s next CEO names a new president and replaces the CFO; insurance giant shares remain at a 25% discount to book value.