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    Synapse signs deal with TabaPay, files for bankruptcy

    TabaPay has set a purchase price of $9.7 million to acquire Synapse's assets — a deal that is pending court approval.

    By April 24, 2024
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    First Internet Bank CEO talks M&A, BaaS work

    After its acquisition of First Century Bank fell through in 2022, First Internet built its own banking-as-a-service team, CEO David Becker said. It now counts startup Ramp as a client.

    By April 24, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Banking Dive

    Banks brace to see if commercial real estate exposure will trigger a rerun of last year’s crisis. And regulators face a mountain of comments from the most contentious proposed rule in decades.

    By Banking Dive staff
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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.

    By April 22, 2024
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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.

    By April 19, 2024
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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.

    By April 18, 2024
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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.

    By April 17, 2024
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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.

    By April 16, 2024
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    Capital One shareholders urged to approve scope 3 target-setting proposal

    The New York State Common Retirement Fund said the targets are necessary to fully assess the bank’s climate risk exposure and mitigation strategies.

    By Lamar Johnson • April 15, 2024
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    BofA evolves AI-powered assistant toward deeper digital integration

    Six years into the Erica era, customers are taking advantage of the tool's insights as often as they're asking questions of it, said Nikki Katz, the bank's head of digital.

    By April 15, 2024
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    Bankman-Fried files to appeal conviction, sentence

    In an email interview following his sentencing, the FTX founder told ABC News he’s “haunted, every day, by what was lost. I never intended to hurt anyone or take anyone’s money.”

    By April 12, 2024
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    Citi’s reorg job toll climbs to 7,000: Fraser

    The bank boosted its expectation for annual savings to $1.5 billion. Meanwhile, Citi, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase reported marked increases in FDIC special assessment costs.

    By April 12, 2024
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    Gruenberg: FDIC knows how it would wind down a G-SIB

    Until the FDIC and regulators are tasked with a G-SIB wind-down, and until they do so successfully, questions will arise “as to whether it can be done,” the agency chief said.

    By April 11, 2024
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    KeyBank scouts for fintech partners

    The bank, which has yet to strike a fintech partnership this year, generally enters into one to two each year, said Ken Gavrity, president of Key Commercial Bank.

    By April 10, 2024
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    Utah Ponzi scheme case envelops bank executive

    Bank of Utah’s vice president and senior trust officer knowingly disregarded fraudulent activity and divulged protected financial information, a lawsuit asserts.

    By April 9, 2024
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    Dimon blasts regulation, proxy advisers in annual letter

    The JPMorgan Chase CEO also gave prominent space to AI, touting its potential impact in software engineering, customer service and operations, “as well as in general employee productivity."

    By April 8, 2024
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    RBC joins Citi, JPMorgan in disclosing green financing ratios

    Shareholder proposals put forward by New York City’s retirement system have been pulled at all three banks, the city's comptroller, Brad Lander, said this week.

    By Lamar Johnson • April 5, 2024
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    Citi says 71% of energy clients lack substantive transition plan or ‘ability to execute’

    The bank made the disclosure in its latest climate report in response to a proposal that had been issued by shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

    By Lamar Johnson • April 1, 2024
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    Mississippi hands BlackRock cease-and-desist order over ESG investments

    BlackRock risks a “multimillion-dollar penalty” from the state’s Securities Division, which “has uncovered thousands of potential violations,” Mississippi's secretary of state’s office said.

    By Lamar Johnson • March 29, 2024
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    Citi agrees to disclose green financing ratios, following JPMorgan

    The New York City comptroller has withdrawn shareholder proposals with the two banks. The measure still faces votes at Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada.

    By Lamar Johnson • March 26, 2024
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    ‘Lax lending practices’ led to Iowa bank’s downfall: FDIC OIG

    The report called out inaction on the part of the community bank’s management to address issues flagged by regulators in recent years.

    By March 25, 2024
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    Dive Deposits: ESG isn’t just BlackRock’s fight

    If it seems like banks are backing off of their sustainability efforts, comments from Barclays, TD and UBS may give added perspective.

    By March 22, 2024
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    Advocates urge transparency in Capital One-Discover review

    More than 30 organizations demanded the deal not be subject to expedited federal review and that public hearings be held in the largest lending markets for both Capital One and Discover.

    By March 22, 2024
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    FTX CEO says Bankman-Fried lives ‘life of delusion’

    In his victim impact statement, John Ray III told Judge Lewis Kaplan that FTX’s estate was “a metaphorical dumpster fire” when he joined the firm at bankruptcy.

    By March 21, 2024
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    He could get 5 years. He could get 100. For how long will Sam Bankman-Fried go to prison?

    Ryan Lee O'Neill, a New Jersey-based defense attorney, has represented countless defendants in the FTX founder's place. She has her own estimates.

    By March 20, 2024
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    U.S. Bank to pay $6M to settle CFTC WhatsApp probe

    The penalty comes a month after the SEC ordered the Minneapolis-based bank to pay $8 million over record-keeping failures and alleged use of off-channel communications.

    By March 20, 2024