Wells Fargo asks Fed to lift asset cap

Adding deposits or loans may be one way the nation's fourth-largest bank could help businesses and customers hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.

By Dan Ennis • March 23, 2020

Kabbage asks Congress to retool SBA's lending rules amid coronavirus crisis

The online lender wants private-sector partners to help the agency with its disaster loan program as it faces a potential flood of small businesses in need of cash.

By Anna Hrushka • March 20, 2020

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M&A

President Donald Trump’s reelection was predicted to yield loosened regulation. But tariff volatility and economic uncertainty has thrown a wrench into an expected boom in mergers and acquisitions.

By Banking Dive staff

Coronavirus may force HSBC to delay restructuring

CEO Noel Quinn said the bank would proceed "wherever possible" with a plan to cut 35,000 jobs, adding that it would "need to consider what additional actions" to take against a post-coronavirus backdrop.

By Dan Ennis • Updated April 27, 2020

FDIC approves ILC charters for Square, Nelnet

The recent approvals are bound to usher in more scrutiny from the banking establishment, which has called the industrial loan company model's lack of oversight a consumer safety issue.

By Anna Hrushka • March 19, 2020

HSBC makes Quinn’s CEO role permanent

The bank's failure to quickly revive growth in Asia led HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker to dismiss Quinn’s predecessor in August. Now the new CEO must right the ship amid a global pandemic and Brexit woes.

By Dan Ennis • March 18, 2020

The novel coronavirus impact on the banking industry

The banking industry is central to the global economy's stability. Follow Banking Dive's coverage of the pandemic here.

Updated March 18, 2020

Major US banks halt share buybacks in response to coronavirus pandemic

The forum called the COVID-19 pandemic “an unprecedented challenge for the world and the global economy,” and said the U.S.’s largest banks have an “unquestioned ability and commitment” to support the nation. 

By Anna Hrushka • March 16, 2020

FDIC to issue proposed rulemaking on ILCs at next board meeting

While the FDIC has not approved an ILC applicant in more than a decade, Square Capital and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten have pending applications with the FDIC.

By Anna Hrushka • March 13, 2020

Fed injects $1.5T into Wall Street as regulators, lawmakers respond to coronavirus

Some analysts welcomed the move, but said a fiscal stimulus from Congress is also needed.

By Anna Hrushka • March 13, 2020

Former Wells Fargo board members defend scandal response in House hearing

Betsy Duke and James Quigley said they were shocked and troubled when they first learned of the bank’s misconduct, but both told the panel they had done all they could to steer the bank in the right direction. 

By Anna Hrushka • March 11, 2020

Wells Fargo's long, winding path to recovery

March 11, 2020

Maxine Waters calls for DOJ probe into former Wells Fargo CEO's 'false statements'

Tim Sloan, who led the scandal-plagued bank from October 2016 to March 2019, resigned shortly after testifying at a House hearing over the bank’s widespread consumer abuses.

By Anna Hrushka • March 11, 2020

Wells Fargo board members Duke, Quigley resign following House report

Resignations come ahead of Wednesday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing, where the board members are expected to testify regarding their previous response to a series of consumer abuse scandals.

By Anna Hrushka • March 9, 2020

House report slams Wells Fargo, regulators' failure to rein in 'reckless' bank

The report claims regulators knew about "serious, enterprise-wide deficiencies" without taking public enforcement action, and the bank’s board "failed to ensure management could competently address the company’s risk management deficiencies."

By Anna Hrushka • March 5, 2020

Fed announces rate cut as US banks respond to coronavirus threat

As regulators convene to discuss COVID-19's economic impact, U.S. banks are implementing precautions such as travel restrictions and virtual events.

By Anna Hrushka • Updated March 3, 2020

FDIC, Fed, Treasury IGs and OCC probe AmEx sales tactics

Investigators are looking into whether payment network employees misled or cowed Costco small-business cardholders into signing up with AmEx when the retailer ended its partnership with the company.

By Dan Ennis • Updated Jan. 8, 2021

Spike in fintech M&A shows industry is maturing

Fintechs are growing, accumulating users and establishing themselves in the financial services space. And it’s attracting attention. 

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 28, 2020

Vote on pot banking bill is months away, Sen. Gardner says

Gardner said the SAFE Banking Act would bring nearly $2 billion of cash from Colorado’s state-legal cannabis industry into the financial system.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 27, 2020

Consumer data-sharing debate highlights bank, fintech divide

Screen scraping and APIs were among the topics discussed at the CFPB's symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records on Wednesday.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 27, 2020

Financial services industry stands to lose $1T in climate change-related costs

The report comes as major banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, as well as asset management firm BlackRock, announced their own commitments to combat climate change.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 25, 2020

LendingClub, Radius execs talk regulation, tech integration ahead of merger

In a wide-ranging interview, executives said they don’t foresee any pushback from regulators or any significant post-merger complications associated with integrating the two companies’ platforms or IT.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 24, 2020

Wells Fargo to pay $3B to settle fake accounts scandal

The settlement with the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission comes about a month after the OCC fined former Wells CEO John Stumpf $17.5 million and banned him for life.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 21, 2020

Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade for $13B in largest bank takeover since financial crisis

The acquisition represents a monumental shift for the investment bank as it focuses on smaller customers, not just high net worth clients.

By Anna Hrushka • Updated Oct. 1, 2020

Lawmakers call out big banks for lack of leadership diversity

"There is no shortage of diverse people and businesses for banks to hire and promote," one congressman said — only a shortage of leaders "with the will to make it happen."

By Sheryl Estrada • Feb. 20, 2020

3 ways community banks can harness the changing definition of 'community'

Catering to a group that shares an affinity such as a local sports team can help a community bank strengthen its bond with potential customers, writes Dondi Black, a senior manager of payment services at FIS.

By Dondi Black • Feb. 19, 2020