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  • Morning scan
    HSBC sides with Beijing over Hong Kong; overdraft fee haul

    The bank’s Asia-Pacific chief backs law giving greater mainland control over the territory; the Center for Responsible Lending said big banks took in almost $12 billion in overdraft fees last year, with the bulk of it paid by lower-income customers.

    By George Yacik
    June 4
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  • Morning scan
    Deutsche probed on Epstein dealings; Wells drops independent auto dealers

    New York State regulators may bring an enforcement action against the German bank as early as this month; Wells Fargo’s decision to stop making loans to the dealers has more to do with credit quality than asset limits.

    By George Yacik
    June 3
    A car dealer wearing a protective mask shows a vehicle to customers at a used car dealership in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 20, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    Acting comptroller warns on masks; stimulus debit cards cause confusion

    Brian Brooks says coronavirus mandates, such as masks, could potentially harm banks; some recipients of the Treasury prepaid cards don’t believe they are for real.

    By George Yacik
    June 2
    A person wearing a protective mask walks past ATMs at a temporarily closed Wells Fargo branch in New York on April 10, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    SBA looks to CDFIs in PPP lending; U.K. banks worried about ‘PR disaster’

    The agency is trying to get small lenders to help underserved businesses get the loans; although the British government is guaranteeing small-business loans, banks are required to collect on delinquents.

    By George Yacik
    June 1
    Cyclists practice social distancing while waiting at a traffic light outside a branch of the Lloyds Banking Group in London on May 29, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    House passes PPP revisions; on Otting's day of departure, a CRA reflection

    The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would give small businesses greater flexibility in how they use the funds; not everyone's on board with Otting's signature achievement.

    By George Yacik
    May 29
    Joseph Otting
  • Morning scan
    Goldman's mixed message; Fannie and Freddie have a tall order

    COO says bank is on track to meet growth targets but expects more consumer lending losses; the mortgage agencies’ ability to raise $240 billion in capital before going private won’t be easy.

    By George Yacik
    May 28
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  • Morning scan
    Dimon counsels against bank stock buybacks; Texas banks call off merger

    The JPMorgan CEO says the recovery has to start first, and future buybacks won’t be as big as before; Texas Capital Bancshares and Independent Bank blame the coronanvirus market impact.

    By George Yacik
    May 27
    Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase.
  • Morning scan
    Mortgage underwriting tightens as rates fall; HSBC mulls sale of U.S. unit

    Despite record low mortgage rates, borrowers are having trouble getting loans from wary lenders; the underperforming American unit may be ditched in U.K. bank restructuring.

    By George Yacik
    May 26
    HSBC signage.
  • Morning scan
    Otting makes it official; Morgan Stanley's Gorman: Hold the stock buybacks

    The comptroller of the currency will be replaced by his COO, Brian P. Brooks, on an acting basis; CEO James Gorman says the economy needs to be on steadier ground first.

    By George Yacik
    May 22
    James Gorman, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley
  • Morning scan
    Fannie, Freddie capital goals raised; credit card, auto loans eroding

    The FHFA says the two government-sponsored enterprises need at least $240 billion of capital before they can go private; Transunion says more than 3% of consumer loans it tracks are in financial hardship.

    By George Yacik
    May 21
    An "open to the public" sign is displayed over a used car dealership in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 20, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    Santander reaches auto loan settlement; OCC’s Otting to Step down

    One of the biggest subprime auto lenders agreed to pay $550 million to settle predatory lending charges; the bank regulator has largely completed his goal of overhauling the Community Reinvestment Act.

    By George Yacik
    May 20
    A sign hangs outside a Banco Santander bank branch.
  • Morning scan
    Survey: minorities slighted by PPP; Fed official to banks: Relax

    Black and Latino business owners were less likely to get loans than overall borrowers, survey states; Atlanta Fed president tells lenders they won’t be second-guessed if they do right by borrowers.

    By George Yacik
    May 19
    Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
  • Morning scan
    PPP set for revisions; Berkshire Hathaway unloads Goldman shares

    The program would give small businesses greater flexibility on how they use loan proceeds; Warren Buffett’s company dumped 10 million of its nearly 12 million shares in the bank.

    By George Yacik
    May 18
    Workers use a pressure washer to clean the sidewalk outside a closed movie theater in Schenectady, New York, on May 15, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    PNC seeks ‘bulletproof’ balance sheet; hard-hit bank stocks rebound

    The regional wants to “play offense” with the proceeds of its $17 billion BlackRock stake; shares of some bank shares jumped 6% Thursday but remain well behind the rest of the market.

    By George Yacik
    May 15
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  • Morning scan
    Fed reprimands Deutsche Bank; Senate Democrats want PPP answers

    The German bank’s money laundering controls are still not up to snuff, among other problems; three Democrats say banks may have shortchanged small-business borrowers.

    By George Yacik
    May 14
    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
    JPMorgan to offer banking to crypto exchanges; news services sue SBA

    The move is the first time the bank has provided services to digital currency players; the Washington Post and four other heavy hitters want details on PPP and small business disaster loan programs.

    By George Yacik
    May 13
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  • Morning scan
    PNC unloading BlackRock stake; Deutsche Bank sells €$1.25B of unsecured debt

    The regional bank’s $240 million investment from 1995 is now worth $17 billion, which it could use to fund acquisitions; the debt deal will count towards the German bank’s capital buffers.

    By George Yacik
    May 12
    A sign sits above the entrance of a Deutsche Bank branch in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Aug. 14, 2019.
  • Morning scan
    SBA comes in for more criticism; nonbanks' mortgage share raises concerns

    The agency’s IG says the PPP failed to prioritize borrowers in underserved and rural markets; the firms, which lack deposits to cushion them, are vulnerable to borrowers defaulting on their loans.

    By George Yacik
    May 11
    Jovita Carranza, administrator of the Small Business Administration, left, speaks as Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin listens during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House on April 2, 2020.
  • Morning scan
    Disaster plan called a disaster; European banks balk at free money

    The SBA's long-standing Economic Injury Disaster Loan program has been so overwhelmed with applications that the agency has capped loan sizes; ECB finding few takers for a program in which it pays banks to make business loans.

    By George Yacik
    May 8
    Jovita Carranza, administrator of the Small Business Administration.
  • Morning scan
    Facebook’s Libra gets new chief; warnings sounded on PPP loan forgiveness

    Stuart Levey, HSBC’s chief counsel and a former U.S. Treasury undersecretary, will head the cryptocurrency project; lender groups say the demands of those small business loans are not so easy to meet.

    By George Yacik
    May 7
    Stuart Levey
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23RD ANNUAL THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BANKING

The Most Powerful Women in Banking 2025 cover photo was taken in the 10th floor private space of "The Landmark," the iconic Tiffany & Co. building at 727 5th Avenue in New York City.

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