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Among the six biggest U.S. banks, Bank of America might deliver one of the steepest jumps in payouts. Wells Fargo is the wild card.

They will be deployed to the branches and teach veteran brokers how to make use of the firm's new high-tech wealth management tools, the company says.

The firms were initially slated to be included in a newly merged trade association, but they were blocked after some executives objected to adding more Wall Street banks.

JPMorgan Chase’s Thasunda Duckett is living her ancestors’ wildest dreams; Morgan Stanley could take a lesson from Citi on reining in rainmakers; and Jelena McWilliams faces tough choices at the FDIC. Plus, babysitting gets approved as a new type of campaign expense.

Banks need to respond swiftly to allegations of sexual harassment and other misdeeds, even those involving their top performers.

The bank’s head of global capital markets is joining a private equity firm; Jefferies mortgage bond trader is freed from prison.

The lawmakers are calling on banks to follow the lead of Citigroup and Bank of America in limiting their business with firearms dealers in light of recent mass shootings.

The investment bank has asked Rob Rooney, an executive who wore multiple hats at the company, to focus full time on the data-oriented strategy he has devised for its wealth management, capital markets and other functions.

Mark Begor, a former long-time GE Capital executive, faces lots of challenges as the credit bureau recovers; CEO dismisses “widespread rumors” that the bank wants to replace him.

Morgan Stanley also reported a wide disparity in gender pay, reflecting the greater proportion of men in top executive posts.

Wells has helped gun and ammunition companies access $431 million in loans and bonds since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. Other financial firms that are active as bookrunners for gunmakers include Morgan Stanley, TD Securities, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck says roughly $400 million of the digital currency NEM was stolen. If banks and others are to invest in the digital-asset industry, it will have to do better.

Anthony Noto may be SoFi’s next CEO; manager is quietly let go following an internal investigation into alleged sexual misconduct.

Bank says most of the benefits from tax reform will be used for dividends and buybacks; Michael Loughlin will stay on until his replacement is named later this year.

The payments resolve a number of cases that date back to 2011 and were among the largest coordinated U.S. enforcement efforts in the years following the crisis.

The Protocol for Broker Recruiting, signed in 2004, was designed to mitigate lawsuits when advisers left to join a competitor. Recent high-profile defections have raised concerns that the accord could unravel.

Banks' online advice platforms are just the face of a deeper effort to restructure client data and adapt to a digital era.

The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. identified shortcomings with the living wills of Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, even as they gave them and the remainder of the eight biggest banks a pass.

The blockchain startup continues to pack its board with mainstream finance experts.

The Dodd-Frank Act included a provision to lock some of the biggest firms into enhanced supervision even if they wanted to exit. But that grasp may not be as strong as it used to be.