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As Goldman, JPMorgan resume cuts, Bank of America reiterates no-layoff vow
Brian Moynihan, the CEO of the nation's second-largest bank, touted the Charlotte, N.C.-based lender's progress on diversity Thursday in perhaps a direct counter to comments that put Wells Fargo chief Charlie Scharf in hot water.
By Dan Ennis • Updated Oct. 2, 2020 -
With stimulus in legislative limbo, market may see boost in small-dollar loans
Four regulators issued guidance on the products in May, but banks have been slow to roll out offerings. Higher demand may provide the catalyst they need.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Oct. 1, 2020 -
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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.
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Fed extends freeze on share buybacks, cap on dividends
The capital positions of large banks "have remained strong" while the restrictions have been in place, the central bank said. Those limits, imposed in June, were set to expire Wednesday if the Fed hadn't intervened.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 1, 2020 -
Treasury says it could start forgiving PPP loans this week
Meanwhile, 10 trade groups urged Senate and House leaders Tuesday to pass a measure reauthorizing the program — and banks gave the Fed insight into why the Main Street Lending Program is flailing.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 30, 2020 -
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OCC's Brooks defends special-purpose charters amid growing 'unbundling'
"Unbundling is not going away," the acting comptroller said Tuesday at a LendIt Fintech conference. "Customers want what they want. The question is, is our platform flexible enough to accommodate that? And I think it has to be."
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 30, 2020 -
Citi fined for failing to fix 'ticking time bomb,' CFTC says
A bank employee warned Citi in 2014 of a flaw in its audio preservation system. Four years later, the system deleted millions of recordings, including some the CFTC subpoenaed — and the bank promised to preserve.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 29, 2020 -
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With race, as with office returns, banks follow the herd or react to it
Citi's billion-dollar pledge and Deutsche's stay-home policy show when one bank misfires, another redirects the narrative.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 25, 2020 -
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Citi pledges more than $1B toward closing racial wealth gap
Much of the funding is aimed at boosting Black homeownership and entrepreneurship, but the bank also wants to root out biases in its software and eliminate out-of-network ATM fees for minority depository institution customers.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2020 -
JPMorgan to pay more than $920M in record CFTC spoofing penalty
The punishment over metals market manipulation allegations that span eight years breaks down to a $436.4 million fine, $311.7 million in restitution and more than $172 million in disgorgement.
By Dan Ennis • Updated Sept. 29, 2020 -
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Wells Fargo CEO Scharf comes under fire over diversity comments
The bank's pledge to double Black leadership created a domino effect in the industry, but the executive's assertion that the talent pool is "very limited" got under some people's skin. He has since apologized.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 23, 2020 -
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Fed pushes its own plan for CRA overhaul
The central bank would test banks' retail lending and community development separately and expand the activities for which banks could receive CRA credit.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 22, 2020 -
3 more ex-Wells Fargo execs face OCC bans or fines
The regulator banned a former finance officer and fined him $925,000 for his role in the 2016 fake accounts scandal. Two other managers face personal cease-and-desist orders and penalties of $400,000 and $350,000.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 22, 2020 -
Banks on pace to cut more than 80K jobs this year, highest since 2015
The actual number is likely higher, Bloomberg reported, because many banks reduce headcount without announcing they are doing so. But many that do are cutting costs, like Wells Fargo, or investing in technology, like Citi.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 21, 2020 -
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4 Federal Reserve storylines to follow this month
The central bank published two scenarios Thursday under which it will test lenders' resilience. But dividend caps, share buybacks, the CRA and Main Street lending are also top of mind.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 18, 2020 -
FinCEN overhaul to AML rules would bring clarity, experts say
However, not all institutions will favor the "one size fits all" solution, said regulatory, risk and compliance expert Julie Copeland.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 18, 2020 -
Biden tax plan could cost top 10 banks $7B per year, report finds
The plan would raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, partially rolling back changes enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 17, 2020 -
JPMorgan, Goldman send staff home after employees test COVID-positive
Two days after JPMorgan communicated news of the case to workers, CEO Jamie Dimon said offices should "carefully open up and see if we can get the economy growing for the sake of everybody."
By Dan Ennis • Updated Sept. 18, 2020 -
Citi resumes job cuts, faces regulator reprimand over risk management
The prospect of the multiyear system revamp prompted CEO Michael Corbat to push up his plans to retire so his successor could see the effort through from the beginning.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 15, 2020 -
Citi's Fraser paves the way, but more needs to be done, experts say
Banks need to do more than just hope that female leadership will create a "trickle-down" effect on organizational culture, one consultant said.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 14, 2020 -
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COVID relief programs can ill afford a third black eye
Lawmakers look to jump-start the Main Street Lending Program so it avoids the disappointments of PPP and EIDL.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 14, 2020 -
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Many banks not yet accepting PPP forgiveness applications
Lenders are awaiting more guidance from the federal government, as well as potential legislative action. Here is what some of the country's top banks are telling customers.
By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 14, 2020 -
FinCEN business loan fraud reports jump 84% for 4th straight monthly record
Financial institutions filed 1,922 suspicious-activity reports in August, up from 1,044 in July and about 14 times the monthly average since the watchdog's database was established in 2014. July's total itself was more than double June's 489.
By Anna Hrushka • Updated Sept. 25, 2020 -
JPMorgan mandates Sept. 21 office return for sales, trading managers and teams
But an updated directive lets most consumer-unit workers — excluding branch employees and some in operations — stay remote until 2021.
By Dan Ennis • Updated Sept. 29, 2020 -
Financial regulators defend diversity, inclusion training on Capitol Hill
The House hearing follows a report detailing a lack of diversity among regulators, and comes amid recent calls from the White House that federal agencies should end racial sensitivity training.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 9, 2020 -
Fewer banks servicing pot businesses, FinCEN report finds
The agency attributed the decline to several factors, including new guidance for hemp-related businesses, as well as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 8, 2020
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