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  • Crime and misconduct
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    By George Yacik
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    Banks turn to blockchain; commercial loan growth

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    By George Yacik
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    By George Yacik
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    By George Yacik
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  • Morning scan
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    By George Yacik
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    By George Yacik
    May 11
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  • Morning scan
    Another black eye for Wells; Visa female execs to meet with CEO

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    By George Yacik
    May 10
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  • Morning scan
    Deal on dereg bill; Schneiderman’s legacy

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    By George Yacik
    May 9
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  • Morning scan
    ValuAct’s Citi stake; SEC commissioner leaving

    Hedge fund apparently likes the bank’s corporate services business; Michael Piwowar is credited with “jump-starting” the agency’s deregulatory push.

    By George Yacik
    May 8
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  • Morning scan
    Wells settles investor lawsuit; Tarullo the transition?

    Bank agrees to pay $480 million to investors related to the phony accounts scandal; Daniel Tarullo’s Fed departure called a turning point on oversight.

    By George Yacik
    May 7
    Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo
  • Morning scan
    Top woman banker leaving BofA; appeals court tosses trader conviction

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    By George Yacik
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  • Morning scan
    AIG earnings decline; Goldman to open bitcoin trading unit

    MetLife and Prudential exceed expectations; cybercurrency desk will trade contracts linked to the digital currency’s value.

    By George Yacik
    May 3
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  • Morning scan
    Goldman’s forex settlement; fired BofA executive seeks $100 million

    The firm will pay $110 million to settle charges it didn’t control traders; hedge fund executive says he was wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct.

    By George Yacik
    May 2
    Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs, listens during a discussion at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington.
  • Morning scan
    Feds look into the ether; pressure grows on Deutsche chairman

    Agencies are examining regulating cybercurrencies not named bitcoin; is Paul Achleitner to blame for the German bank’s problems?

    By George Yacik
    May 1
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  • Morning scan
    Hoenig steps down from FDIC; Regional banks lose deposit share

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    By George Yacik
    April 30
    FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig
  • Morning scan
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    By George Yacik
    April 27
    Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, listens during a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing in Washington.
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