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  Judge compares Centerview ex-tech chief’s partner claim to KFC’s ‘colonel’

  David Handler failed to present sufficient documents to prove Centerview founders promised him a 7% stake in the firm during a 2012 meeting, a judge ruled.

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  JPMorgan: Clean energy transition could take ‘decades or generations’

  New research from the bank pointed to inflation, high interest rates and geopolitical issues as key roadblocks delaying the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

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  US seeks 3 years in prison for Changpeng Zhao, $5.3B fine for Do Kwon

  The federal government is tying up loose ends to address high-profile crypto crimes of yesteryear.

  Payments

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  Goldman sells Marcus Invest accounts to Betterment

  When accounts transition in June, Goldman's three-year robo-advisory experiment will end, and the bank will shed another piece of its once-nascent consumer-banking business.

  Retail

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  Citi failed to protect managing director from sexual harassment, lawsuit claims

  Ardith Lindsey filed additional details Monday in her lawsuit against the bank regarding a supervisor’s threats against her and her family.

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  Fintech One offers BNPL at Walmart stores: report

  The move presents competition for BNPL provider Affirm, which has partnered with the retail giant since 2019.

  Retail

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  Two SEC attorneys resign after ‘gross abuse of power’ sanctions

  A judge sanctioned the regulator in March for issues in its case against crypto platform DEBT Box. The lead attorneys on the case have resigned, according to Bloomberg.

  Regulations & Policy

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  Fed courts nonbanks for FedNow growth

  Nonbanks "help us understand what is needed, what customers are demanding [and] not seeing, what's on the horizon that we should be thinking about," a Chicago Fed specialist said this month.

  Payments

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  For Capital One and Discover, the 4th time may have been the charm

  Discover rebuffed three Capital One pitches before agreeing to a deal, and talks halted for seven weeks, an SEC filing indicates.

  Commercial

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  Truist CIO, chief audit officer leave bank

  The bank, meanwhile, has added new leaders in its payments business and logged $70 million in restructuring charges in the first quarter, CEO Bill Rogers said Monday.

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  FDIC eyes executive bonus rule, asset management passivity rule

  At its next board meeting, the regulator is likely to address limits on asset managers’ power over banks as well as an unfulfilled Dodd-Frank requirement.

  Regulations & Policy

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  TD faces investor angst over AML probe, CEO succession

  CEO Bharat Masrani said the bank has made strategic hires to improve its AML compliance and reassured investors of TD's "robust" bench of leaders.

  Commercial

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  OCC fines ex-CEO, founder of Michigan’s Sterling Bancorp

  The executives were each ordered to pay civil penalties related to a troubled loan program the bank ran between 2011 and 2019.

  Regulations & Policy

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  JPMorgan, Russia’s VTB Bank sue each other

  VTB sued JPMorgan in Russia to regain access to assets frozen due to sanctions violations. JPMorgan countersued, saying VTB breached a 2008 agreement to handle any issues in New York.

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  15 AGs put BofA on notice for ‘de-banking’ conservatives

  “Your discriminatory behavior is a serious threat to free speech and religious freedom, is potentially illegal, and is causing political and regulatory backlash,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wrote.

  Retail

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  Truist tightens in-office attendance policy

  The bank will require its hybrid employees to work on-site four days a week starting this fall, and its investment bankers to be in the office every weekday from June 1, a spokesperson said.

  Regulations & Policy

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  Discover puts $799M more toward card misclassification issue

  The card network opted to increase the card misclassification remediation reserve based in part on discussions with regulators, executives said Thursday.

  Regulations & Policy

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  UBS plans fresh cuts amid Credit Suisse integration: report

  The Swiss banking giant plans to trim headcount in banking, markets and wealth management, Bloomberg reported. The lender has said it aims to save around $6 billion in staff costs in the coming years.

  Commercial

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  OCC was ‘asleep at the wheel’ on NYCB, Warren says

  The Massachusetts Democrat and another senator asked the regulator's acting chief why it approved NYCB's merger with Flagstar when the FDIC didn't and when it saw red flags.

  Regulations & Policy

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  PNC’s Demchak urges OCC to rethink bank merger review changes

  If regulators don’t promote healthy mergers of banks of all sizes, organic growth of the largest banks will accelerate until they are the only ones left, the CEO wrote in a comment letter last week.

  Regulations & Policy

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  TD names head of US consumer banking

  Matt Boss will continue to oversee all consumer product teams, including credit cards and residential lending, which he’s done since 2020.

  Retail

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  Pathward to pay refunds, penalty tied to NY AG investigation

  The bank, a frequent partner to fintechs, froze customer accounts and transferred money to debt collectors, violating state law, the NY AG’s office said.

  Retail

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  Neobank Mercury adds personal banking

  The fintech, which has faced regulatory scrutiny, expanded into consumer banking with Mercury Personal, offering a banking option for founders and investors.

  Technology

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  Codat seeks to topple check fraud with virtual card adoption

  JPMorgan Chase is an early user of Codat’s Supplier Enablement product, which launched this week.

  Fintech

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  Wells Fargo CEO Scharf details asset cap limitations

  When the cap is removed, the CEO anticipates Wells can further invest in its consumer or wealth businesses, build out its product offerings and be more aggressive on lending and deposits.

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