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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.
October 13 -
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.
October 9 -
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.
October 8 -
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.
October 7 -
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.
October 6 -
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.
October 5 -
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.
October 2 -
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.
October 1 -
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.
September 30 -
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.
September 29 -
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.
September 28 -
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.
September 25 -
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.
September 24 -
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.
September 23 -
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.
September 22 -
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.
September 21 -
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.
September 18 -
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.
September 17 -
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.
September 16 -
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.
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