Financial crimes

In September, the National Credit Union Administration barred five people from the industry, including one individual who was accused of working to embezzle more than $1 million.

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 comments by Tim Sloan, 58, came after reports that the Wells board may be looking to replace him.

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

The New York Post reported Wednesday that Wells Fargo board members met with Trump White House alum Gary Cohn about becoming the bank's next CEO, but were rebuffed. Here's what to conclude from the article.

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.

The Danish bank found more than $200 billion of suspicious deals at its Estonian branch; merchants can opt out of the deal as another case on network rules continues.

The payments, which total more than $10 million, stem from a 2017 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The agency charged that NetSpend deceived consumers by advertising that they could get immediate access to their funds.

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

Speaking at an investor conference in New York, John Shrewsberry addressed a recent media report saying regulators had rejected Wells Fargo’s restitution plan for overcharged auto customers.

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.

A former employee in the VyStar Credit Union mail room has been charged in a case involving mail fraud and millions of dollars in stolen stamps.

ING Group sacrificed one of Chief Executive Officer Ralph Hamers' top deputies as the Dutch lender seeks to restore public trust in the wake of a money-laundering scandal.

The "digital asset receipt," similar to ETFs and ATRs, aims to expedite investing in cybercurrencies; CFO is taking the hit for the Dutch bank's lax anti-money laundering controls.

The agency said it would not apply the data collection requirement for existing accounts that automatically renew or roll over, such as certificates of deposit or commercial credit cards.

The financial press ponders how a replay of the 2008 crisis can be avoided; losing HNA's 7.6% stake may be a blessing in disguise, but DB's funding costs remain a worry.

Businesses without the substantial resources of a Danske Bank are sitting ducks for even more esoteric scams, like transaction laundering, writes Ron Teicher, CEO of EverCompliant.