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The 50-basis-point charge drew an immediate backlash from mortgage lenders; Mike Roemer is leaving after two years on the job and will be replaced by Paula Dominick of Credit Suisse Americas.
August 14 -
The card account, which has about $3 billion in outstandings, has about a year to run with Capital One; Boston Fed chief says recent virus outbreaks threaten economic rebound.
August 13 -
Dhivya Suryadevara will help the online payments company as it expands globally; the CEO has kept the bank moving forward during the pandemic while competitors have faltered.
August 12 -
The FT makes the case for a combination of some of Europe’s worst-performing banks; the privacy watchdog is investigating charges that Barclays is tracking its employees too closely.
August 11 -
Debt outstanding and loan delinquencies were already at or near record levels before the pandemic hit; the trend toward greater oligopoly has competition watchers worried.
August 10 -
The firm’s software helps automate digital home loan closings; the OCC said the bank failed to implement adequate risk processes before it transferred its customer data to the public cloud.
August 7 -
The big mortgage lender now expects to raise only $1.8 billion after originally setting a goal of $3.3 billion; the bill would make reducing racial inequality an official part of the Fed’s mission.
August 6 -
While borrowers seek the lowest interest rates ever, lenders have made it harder for some to access them; former JPMorgan Chase executive will serve as chair of First Women’s Bank.
August 5 -
The bank is siding with its biggest investor, the German government, over its second largest holder, which wants big cost cuts; the EIDL has had to reduce loan sizes to meet huge demand.
August 4 -
Government stimulus programs are buoying consumers hurt by the coronavirus shutdown; the bank has been forced to sell loans to stay within the Fed-imposed $1.95 trillion asset cap.
August 3 -
The online installment lender could be worth as much as $10 billion; the GSEs' net income jumped sharply from the first quarter after the rebound in the housing market.
July 31 -
The Fed announced no new actions but chairman says rebound depends on containing the virus; advocates say this may be the right time to pull the plug on the lowly one-cent coin.
July 30 -
The programs, which had been set to expire at the end of September, will now run at least to the end of the year; but U.S. payments volume "meaningfully improved" throughout the quarter.
July 29 -
Susan Collins said she will join Mitt Romney in voting against the Fed nominee; the Republican proposal would give regulators discretion to let banks exclude certain assets for capital purposes
July 28 -
The Illinois senator wants the Fed to investigate alleged anticompetitive practices in debit card transactions; reserves at Western lenders are poised to hit their highest level since 2009.
July 27 -
Warren Buffett’s company is taking advantage of a 30% drop in the stock price to buy 34 million shares; the banks aren’t making waves as Beijing tightens its grip.
July 24 -
Bad actors are taking advantage of e-commerce weak spots, using fake online businesses to process payments for drugs and other illicit purchase; masks may make sense at Walmart, but what about Bank of America?
July 23 -
Her nomination now moves to the full Senate after banking panel confirms her in party-line vote; Scharf adds another BNY Mellon colleague, Mike Santomassimo, to his senior team.
July 22 -
The “vast majority” of the U.K. bank’s employees have been told they can work remotely the rest of the year; the controversial Fed pick is expected to clear the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday.
July 21 -
Trading revenues probably won’t be able to make up for looming credit losses going forward; consumer insolvencies have been held back so far by federal stimulus, which is set to expire.
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