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Philly-area credit union to pay $6.5M in DOJ redlining settlement
Citadel Federal Credit Union failed to provide mortgage lending services to residents of predominantly nonwhite neighborhoods between 2017 and 2021, the agency said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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Dimon won’t rule out government role
The JPMorgan CEO largely dismissed the idea of serving in the next presidential administration, but he said, “I don’t make promises.” Wells Fargo’s CEO, meanwhile, said work on the bank’s AML issues is well underway.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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TrendlineThe Banking Dive Outlook on 2022
Some narratives in 2022, such as office returns, will seem like a logical progression from the year before. Others, such as the regulatory sphere and shift toward smaller M&A, may mark a big shift from the previous 12 months.
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TD hit with asset cap, $3B in penalties over AML woes
The bank will pay $1.8 billion to the Justice Department, $1.3 billion to FinCEN, and growth will be restricted in the bank’s U.S. retail unit.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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Crypto.com sues SEC
The exchange is now one of several sparring with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 9, 2024 -
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Citi urges judge again to dump NY AG’s fraud suit
Lawyers for the bank argue the state is trying to rewrite the Electronic Fund Transfer Act through “litigation” and that when consumers are deceived into sending money to criminals, it’s “not a Citi issue.”
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 9, 2024 -
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Tech costs, regulatory demands among community bankers’ top worries
A recent survey of community bankers also cited cost of funds as a top risk, amid the higher rate environment. “Right now, our motto is ‘Survive until 2025,’” a Pennsylvania community bank CEO said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Fed faults Wyoming bank IT exec over document sharing
While IT manager at Bank of Jackson Hole, Lindsay Graves shared 50,000 documents — some of which contained confidential supervisory information — with a former employee, the Federal Reserve said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Broker-dealer LPL fires CEO for breaking firm’s code of conduct
Dan Arnold violated LPL’s “commitment to a respectful workplace,” the company said without further details. He’s ineligible for severance and will forfeit much of his equity awards.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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Fiserv nets special banking charter in Georgia
The payments processor is only the second company to win the charter since the state made it available.
By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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OCC seeks to halt Illinois card interchange fee law
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency blasted an Illinois law that prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees on tips and excise taxes.
By Lynne Marek • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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OCC should restrict Citi’s growth, Warren says
The senator cited a four-step framework the OCC's Michael Hsu floated last year, with growth restriction as a follow-up to penalties. Citi’s July penalties merely repeat Step 2, the senator said.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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SEC enforcement director Grewal to depart
The division’s deputy director Sanjay Wadhwa will become acting director, and chief counsel Sam Waldon will serve as acting deputy director.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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Starling Bank slapped with $38M fine
The U.K.’s financial watchdog called Starling’s financial sanction screening controls “shockingly lax,” and said the challenger bank’s efforts to thwart financial crime failed to keep up with its quick growth.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Barclays fined $4M over swap reporting violations
The CFTC noted the bank's “substantial cooperation” led to a reduced penalty in comparison to others levied on Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Bank of America.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Fed lifts 2013 Citi enforcement action
The bank, which had been directed to address anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act deficiencies, is still under Fed and OCC orders related to data and internal controls.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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TD to pay regulators $28.5M over spoofing scheme
The broker-dealer arm of the Canadian bank will pay penalties to the DOJ, SEC and FINRA over a former trader’s scheme to place hundreds of fraudulent spoof orders amounting to billions of dollars.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 1, 2024 -
Europe’s other players are watching Commerzbank, UniCredit, too
Executives from BNP Paribas and BBVA weighed in on the state of M&A and offered differing theories about why the continent is falling short globally against Wall Street.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Banks’ use of discount window can be part of the norm: Fed’s Barr
The central bank is exploring targeted adjustments to the current liquidity framework based on the lessons learned from spring 2023 bank failures, the vice chair for supervision said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Warren wants regulators to boost NYCB’s capital ratio
The Massachusetts Democrat slammed the Fed and OCC for “lax oversight” of the embattled lender, and called on the agencies to impose stronger controls on the bank.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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Coinbase urges court to force SEC to draft digital asset rules
A lawyer for the crypto exchange said the agency still hasn’t explained its reasoning for denying a request for guidelines as to how it determines what is a security.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Lawmakers fret over capital requirements uncertainty
One House Democrat called a subcommittee hearing “premature,” given that a reproposal is not yet concrete. A witness, meanwhile, called the U.S.'s Basel work more “Infinity War” than endgame.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2024 -
Commerzbank names next CEO amid UniCredit advances
Executives met to discuss strategy after Italy’s UniCredit rapidly amassed a sizable stake in the German bank, in what may be a hostile push to create a European counterbalance to Wall Street.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Most global banks unprepared for climate change risks: report
U.S. banks ranked lowest, by region, in climate adaptation maturity, a Climate X survey of 50 commercial banks found. Bank of America, Citi and PNC scored highest among U.S. banks.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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ColumnDive Deposits: Throw away your Basel timeline. Two dominoes have fallen.
It was already a stretch to get revamped capital requirements across the finish line unobstructed. Now they reportedly face a “no” vote from an outspoken Democrat.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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Macquarie investment unit settles SEC charges for $79.8M
The advisory firm will settle SEC charges for asset overvaluation and illegal cross trades conducted between January 2017 and April 2021 related to a discontinued fixed-income investment strategy.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 20, 2024
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