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    Morning Scan Citi, JPMorgan open Q3 earnings season; fraud surges at instant payment apps

    Big banks are expected to have another bad quarter, but not as bad as Q2, when they took large default charges; the apps have made it a little too easy to transfer money, especially for thieves.

    By George Yacik
    October 13
    A pedestrian walks past a JPMorgan Chase bank branch in Chicago on Oct. 12, 2019.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Morgan Stanley's $7B Eaton Vance deal; Revolut's 4.5% bonus savings rate

    The $7 billion deal follows just days after the Wall Street bank closed on its acquisition of E*Trade; the bonus rate on deposits is tied to how much customers spend on their debit cards.

    By George Yacik
    October 9
    Morgan Stanley signage is displayed at their headquarters in New York.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Citi fined $400M over risk control; Scharf begins year two at Wells under cloud

    The Fed and the OCC both came down on the bank for “significant ongoing deficiencies” in risk management; Wells Fargo's CEO begins his second year on the job with more problems than he started with.

    By George Yacik
    October 8
    Charles Scharf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo, listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on March 10, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan JPMorgan pressures clients on climate; Goldman partner list gets more exclusive

    The bank says going green can open the door to more capital; Goldman is shrinking the number of people who make the grade but increasing the rewards for those who do.

    By George Yacik
    October 7
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  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Stimulus 2.0 could be bad for big banks; BofA debuts budgeting tool

    The influx of more deposits, even as lending shrinks, could force the largest banks to reserve more capital; Life Plan could help the bank compete better against fintech offerings.

    By George Yacik
    October 6
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  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Was Credit Suisse CEO a victim of racism?; Global Payments plans Netspend sale

    Race “was an ever-present factor throughout” Tidjane Thiam’s tenure and may have led to his ouster, New York Times says; the unit offers reloadable debit cards to Walmart, 7-Eleven and others.

    By George Yacik
    October 5
    Tidjane Thiam, former chief executive officer of Credit Suisse, shown here during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Goldman nabs GM credit card; did banks make any money on PPP loans?

    The bank beat out Barclays to buy the big portfolio from Capital One; banks say they collected $13 billion in fees but spent almost as much setting up and running the small-business program.

    By George Yacik
    October 2
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Fed extends payout restrictions on big banks; Barclays sets CEO succession race

    The limits on dividend increases and buybacks have been extended until at least the end of the year; the firm promoted two senior executives that worked with CEO Jed Staley at JPMorgan.

    By George Yacik
    October 1
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  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Goldman elevates Cohen in shake-up; JPMorgan fined $920M for spoofing

    She will be the first woman to lead a major division at the bank in several years; the bank admitted that its traders tried to manipulate precious metals and Treasury bond markets.

    By George Yacik
    September 30
    Thumbnail for Video: JPMorgan's Whale Deal: What It Means to Banks
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Bank stocks rebound; JPMorgan Chase introduces 'fraud hub'

    Financials led the way with a 2.3% gain as the overall stock market rose more than 1.5% Monday; the new service will help small businesses spot online scams.

    By George Yacik
    September 29
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Citi names new accounting chief; commercial mortgage collateral dwindles

    Johnbull Okpara is currently CFO of the infrastructure groups at Morgan Stanley; the value of distressed properties is being written down by an average 27%, with hotels in the biggest trouble.

    By George Yacik
    September 28
    Signage is displayed outside a Citibank branch in New York.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Venmo's hard line on overdrawn customers; Square pledges $100M to fight racism

    The PayPal unit is accused of sending customers to collections even if they are victimized by scams; the financial company said it will deposit money in minority-owned institutions.

    By George Yacik
    September 25
    Paypal's Venmo app, displayed on an iPhone.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Wells CEO regrets 'insensitive comments'; JPMorgan nears deal to pay $1B fine

    Scharf apologizes for June 16 memo saying there was a “very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from”; the penalty would settle the bank’s culpability in its traders’ spoofing practices.

    By George Yacik
    September 24
    JPMorgan Chase signage and ATMs are illuminated at night at a bank branch in Chicago.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Mnuchin, Powell report on loan programs; Scharf criticized on diversity goals

    The two officials told a House panel that businesses need grants, not more loans; some Black employees take issue with Wells Fargo CEO’s assertion that minority talent pool isn’t deep enough.

    By George Yacik
    September 23
    Charles Scharf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Fed proposes its CRA overhaul; SARs leak may lead to tougher AML laws

    The central bank hopes its plan can lead to a unified standard among all bank regulators; the leak of 2,000 bank suspicious activity reports exposes the need for updated regulations.

    By George Yacik
    September 22
    Federal Reserve Exterior As Fed Looks Locked In For Quarter-Point Cut
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Allegations of money laundering on a massive scale; U.S. banks see lean times ahead

    BuzzFeed News published its “FinCEN Files,” alleging that large banks ignored reports of suspicious activities and helped launder trillions of dollars; low rates will depress earnings even as credit losses don’t look to be as bad as expected.

    By George Yacik
    September 21
    Customers use an escalator at the HSBC headquarters building in Hong Kong on Sept. 21, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Fed announces new stress test round; will also consider extending buyback ban

    The results of the latest exams will be released for each of 33 big banks; the Fed will announce by the end of this month if it will cap fourth quarter dividends and prohibit buybacks.

    By George Yacik
    September 18
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  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Fed sees no rate increases until 2023; Deutsche tells U.S. workers to stay home

    The central bank reiterated its plan to allow inflation to run above 2% for an extent before raising rates; the German bank postpones returning people to its New York City office until next July.

    By George Yacik
    September 17
    An illuminated logo for Deutsche Bank reflects in the mirror of a motor scooter as its sits parked outside a bank branch in Berlin.
  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Shelton's dim Fed chances; investors skeptical of Citi turnaround

    Top Senate Republican says the Fed nominee doesn’t have the votes but aren’t throwing in the towel yet; the bank’s stock is down 12% this week amid news of a large risk systems upgrade.

    By George Yacik
    September 16
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  • Morning scan
    Morning Scan Citi faces regulatory reprimand; UBS mulling Credit Suisse acquisition

    A public rebuke on the bank’s risk management may have expedited Corbat’s retirement; a deal would create a Swiss champion in wealth management and investment banking.

    By George Yacik
    September 15
    Signage is displayed outside a Citibank branch in New York.
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