Kevin Wack is American Banker's national editor, and is based in southern California. He was formerly the publication's consumer finance reporter and its Capitol Hill correspondent. Earlier, he worked on financial policy in Washington. He has also reported for the Associated Press and worked as the investigative reporter for the Portland Press Herald in Maine.
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The era of exceptionally strong loan performance in the credit card business has come to an end, and the Riverwoods, Ill., firm is feeling the effects.
April 25 -
Student-run branches at five California high schools create a wide "ripple effect" in communities that often don't trust banks.
April 24 -
A $26 million settlement by Santander Consumer is shining a light on the hard-to-measure problem of auto dealer fraud, while also raising questions about the adequacy of lenders' efforts to combat bad behavior.
April 21 -
The San Francisco bank is adding $32 million to a previously announced agreement, and also extending it back to 2002, in the wake of a report on the roots of the firm's sales scandal.
April 21 -
Wealthfront is the first of the tech-powered financial advisers to offer securities-based lending. It will compete with the likes of Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley.
April 19 -
The 110-page document offers plenty of new details about what went wrong at the megabank but may leave many wanting a truly independent investigation.
April 14 -
A review of activity that long ago would not shed additional light on the scope of misconduct in Wells Fargo's retail banking unit, CFO John Shrewsberry said in an interview.
April 13 -
The San Francisco bank says it's making strides in regaining the trust of its customers, but winning over new ones — as evidenced by a 9% decline in retail banking profits — remains a struggle.
April 13 -
The 110-page document offers plenty of new details about what went wrong at the megabank but may leave shareholders wanting a truly independent investigation.
April 12 -
The San Francisco bank is trying to turn the page with a new report that mostly pins blame on executives who have either left the company or been demoted, but the report shows the misconduct went further back than previously acknowledged.
April 10
