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NYDFS fines Swedish bank SEB $33M over AML issues
Anti-money laundering program deficiencies at Stockholm-based Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken came to light following the 2016 Panama Papers leak that ensnared hundreds of banks.
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Apple Bank CEO seeks to ‘punch through to consciousness’
To get a foot in the door with customers, smaller players like the New York community bank need larger lenders to slip up, CEO Steve Bush said.
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U.S. Bank doubles down on small-biz growth
Following the recent launch of business credit cards, the Minneapolis-based lender seeks to win small-business customers by bundling services, CFO John Stern said.
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Dive Deposits: JPMorgan denies Trump’s ‘bare’ blacklist claim
The bank’s lawyers said the president’s debanking complaint should be dismissed because it would would “fail – multiple times over.”
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What Wells Fargo, Citi and Goldman Sachs’ CEOs are saying about AI
Citi's Jane Fraser touted faster product launches and reduced vendor spend, while Goldman's David Solomon urged “rigorous testing” of AI, and “clear human accountability."
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OCC blasts debanking instances by JPMorgan, others in report
The agency combed through the policies and individual account-closing decisions at nine banks, alleging discrimination, mostly against conservatives. The CFPB also said it would investigate.
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BofA fined $1.21B over AML flaws
Bank of America failed to properly monitor trillions of dollars in transactions, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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JPMorgan to livestream fraud-fighting event to 700 branches
The panel, highlighting scam methodology and the tools that banks and customers can use to fight back, comes as the cost to victims soars, according to Gallup and the Federal Trade Commission.
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SoFi, Figure co-founder raises $19M for newest venture
“The problem that we've created in blockchain,” Navra co-founder Mike Cagney said, “is we've been building for this native crypto audience, but not for the real world.”
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Kraken parent eyes EU license with bank acquisition
Buying Lithuania-based Saldo Bank would give Payward an upgrade from the Ireland-issued electronic money institutions license it now carries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon warns customers of ‘liability transfer’ with AI
As Meta’s Muse reignites fears over artificial intelligence-driven deposit flight, Jamie Dimon on Tuesday said bank customers using AI agents need to understand the risks.
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Citi allows Saudi-based employees to work remotely amid conflict
The bank is allowing employees there to “do what they feel comfortable doing,” CFO Gonzalo Luchetti said Tuesday, as the bank reported $23.8 billion in quarterly revenue – its best Q3 in a decade.
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Dive Deposits: Trump’s Cook committee is betting like it’s 2025
The White House is convening a panel to re-investigate allegations against a Fed governor. The timing may indicate confidence in the midterm election outcome.
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Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bancorp to buy Texas community bank
Acquiring SouthStar Bank expands Pinnacle’s Texas presence – currently concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area – in Austin and the central part of the state.
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Fintech Upgrade applies for ILC charter
The decade-old credit-card startup named a SoFi alum and longtime regulator as CEO of its proposed bank.
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JPMorgan rounds up payments partners
The biggest U.S. bank has been leveraging relationships to better integrate software and keep up with industry trends, among other purposes.
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Why Gen Z, millennials are most satisfied with online banks, fintechs
“A lot of it really does start with the idea that the fintechs are protecting their customers from fees, helping customers to protect their money,” JD Power’s Paul McAdam said.
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Citi hires up in push to overtake private bank competitors
Under BofA alum Chris Biotti, Citi’s private bank is targeting $3 trillion in untapped North American client assets by installing new leaders across the region.
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Warren presses NCUA OIG over empty board
The National Credit Union Administration didn’t have a single board member between August 10 and 24. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know who was in charge.
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HUD probes Wells Fargo over ‘racialized’ lending
Wells’ programs to bolster Black home ownership – put in place in 2017 and 2022 – are “immoral, unethical and un-American,” Secretary Scott Turner said.
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Amex dinged by Fed, OCC; must pay $350M for AML failures
Regulators identified “significant deficiencies” in how American Express' enterprise-wide anti-money laundering program was implemented, in particular at the firm’s national bank subsidiary.
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TowneBank deal shrinks pool of NC bank targets
The Virginia lender is paying a premium for Mooresville, North Carolina-based Blueharbor, and scarcity value makes the remaining banks in the Tar Heel State “quite valuable,” an analyst said.
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Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M
The deal comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.
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Fed consolidates bank supervision structure
Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman laid out changes Tuesday to the Fed’s supervisory structure intended “to implement a culture of accountability and clear decision-making authority.”
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Ally CEO: ‘Strategy is about choices’
A narrower focus is driving better returns at the $200 billion-asset lender, although the credit and interest rate environment may challenge execution of Michael Rhodes’ strategy.