Capital One

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The McLean, Va., company said that the personnel moves were unrelated to either its financial performance or its risk performance.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints dropped last year for most of the big banks, including Wells Fargo, though they rose sharply at Capital One.

Agency plans to address issues and regulation of cybercurrencies; OCC says the bank failed to fix problems cited in a 2012 consent order.

Customers saw transactions recorded multiple times and experienced drained accounts and long hold times. It’s a warning to all financial institutions as they head further into mobile-only banking — glitches are more visible and painful and need to be addressed faster than ever.

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The McLean, Va., company and several other banks have disclosed the charges they expect to record in the fourth quarter due to lower values on their deferred tax assets.

EU banks will soon start sharing customer account data with all third parties their customers approve. Very few U.S. banks have latched on to this concept. Here’s why.

In a year of political upheaval and weak commercial credit growth, lenders sought to capitalize on an economic bright spot — consumer spending — by reviving the personal loan, allying with fintechs and exiting traditional business lines that no longer made sense.

It’s only early December, but bank CEOs’ comments this week about tax reform, their thirst for deposits, consumer lending initiatives, and challenges in commercial lending offer a sneak peek at what’s coming when earnings season begins next month.

Virtual assistants at banks in Israel, Canada and Hong Kong are getting smarter thanks to artificial intelligence.

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Capital One Financial will stop originating mortgage and home-equity loans after competition made it difficult for the businesses to be profitable.

Guidance from the CFPB and reduced friction between banks, fintechs and data aggregators are easing bank-fintech partnerships at Wells Fargo, Capital One and others.

The hurricanes destroyed hundreds of thousands of cars, and banks are significantly boosting their reserves in anticipation of higher defaults on auto loans. But there is also a silver lining for auto lenders.

The McLean, Va., company dialed back its lending in the quarter as credit quality in several business lines weakened.

The company would not say where the jobs are based or how many positions are being eliminated. The layoffs come as Capital One's investments in digital technology are yielding efficiency gains.

CIBC's Victor Dodig has big plans for the U.S., but other bank execs speaking at an investor conference Monday warned of risks in certain sectors.

Can the internet giants peek at bank data, or eavesdrop on conversations with customers, sent over their gadgets? Here are the facts and the fuzzy areas.