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    Dive Deposits: Citi begins December with a data dump

    The bank’s split of Mexican operations was just the beginning. There were also 344 promotions to managing director, a high-profile exit, an AI rollout and a block-trade stumble.

    By Dec. 6, 2024
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    TD shelves growth targets in wake of AML settlement

    The embattled Canadian lender is undergoing a strategic review of its priorities and opportunities. “Everything is on the table,” said Raymond Chun, the bank’s current COO who will take the CEO reins in April.

    By Dec. 5, 2024
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    Artificial intelligence

    Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?

    By Banking Dive staff
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    Celsius founder Mashinsky pleads guilty to fraud

    His two-count guilty plea could send the 59-year-old to prison for 30 years.

    By Dec. 4, 2024
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    Thread Bank CEO anticipates more ‘reasonable’ regulatory environment under Trump

    The lender – hit with an FDIC consent order this year – has tried to ensure its house “can withstand the storm,” rather than simply “being mad at the weather,” CEO Chris Black said.

    By Dec. 4, 2024
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    Barclays to pay $19.5M to resolve suit over error in debt sale

    Shareholders sued the British bank in 2022, claiming they lost money after the lender sold far more in structured debt products than regulators permitted.

    By Dec. 4, 2024
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    OCC ends Lake Shore’s breach-related consent order

    The regulator in March 2023 found the bank in “substantial noncompliance” with an agreement to fix IT and risk governance flaws. Lake Shore’s then-CEO resigned.

    By Dec. 4, 2024
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    GAO report flags Fed, FDIC supervisory ‘weaknesses’

    The government office offered recommendations meant to improve both bank regulators. The OCC, meanwhile, “generally adheres” to its procedures for escalating supervisory concerns, the GAO said.

    By Dec. 2, 2024
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    Warren, Dems bash Capital One’s ‘history’ in Fed letter

    Lawmakers told regulators to look at the bank’s aggressive debt collection, anti-money laundering woes and an inflated community investment pledge, in considering the acquisition application.

    By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 26, 2024
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    TD names its next chief auditor

    The bank’s personnel moves are being closely watched as it addresses its anti-money laundering woes.

    By Nov. 22, 2024
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    OCC admonishes Texas’ Clear Fork Bank for not correcting AML problems

    The lender’s board was given one week to appoint a compliance committee to oversee the bank’s adherence to the OCC order’s provisions.

    By Nov. 22, 2024
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    Ally names new risk, audit chiefs

    The Detroit-based lender is also bringing on a former USAA and TD executive to head up deposits.

    By Nov. 21, 2024
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    Fed hits Kansas bank again over AML compliance

    Examiners found “new and continuing deficiencies” at Small Business Bank roughly a year after the Federal Reserve issued a previous enforcement action.

    By Nov. 20, 2024
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    How the role of chief risk officer at banks is evolving

    Bank failures last year forced CROs to take on higher corporate profiles and sharpen their skill sets.

    By Nov. 19, 2024
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    JPMorgan unveils green financing ratio following shareholder proposal

    The bank said it spent $1.29 on green solutions for every dollar spent on high-carbon activities in the disclosure prompted by a proposal submitted by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander.

    By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 18, 2024
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    Banks’ CEO succession plans lacking: analysis

    Over the past decade, half of the CEO transitions that occurred among banks with between $20 billion and $250 billion in assets were abrupt or unplanned, said leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds.

    By Nov. 18, 2024
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    ‘Dysfunction’ brought down Republic First: FDIC OIG

    In a site visit five months before the Philadelphia bank’s collapse, the FDIC neglected to downgrade the bank’s CAMELS rating and replaced a recommended consent order with an informal enforcement action.

    By Nov. 14, 2024
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    Execs from 6 banks weigh in on impact of Trump’s election

    Leaders at Citi, U.S. Bank, Fifth Third and more reflected on what the industry can likely expect — and what they’re hoping for — out of a second Trump presidency.

    By Nov. 11, 2024
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    Fortifying banks for the future: Ensuring operational resilience in an era of disruptions

    The future of banking depends on the ability to adapt to a fast-changing risk landscape.

    Nov. 4, 2024
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    AI increases fraud risk, fintechs say

    Financial firms monitor for fraud by looking for unusual activity, but an artificial intelligence model can be trained to transact like a real person.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 31, 2024
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    Morgan Stanley adjusts climate targets with Paris goal slipping

    The bank’s 2030 targets now include a net-zero scenario that would limit additional temperature rise to 1.7°C, as aspirations for limiting global warming to 1.5°C fade.

    By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 30, 2024
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    BofA discloses Zelle probe, says it may result in litigation

    The bank also said it’s in contact with regulators over its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs, and a regulatory order could stem from those discussions.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    Dimon swipes at regulators, large retailers: ‘Time to fight back’

    The JPMorgan CEO slammed recent rules, including Basel and open banking, saying the industry is right to challenge regulators. “If you’re in a knife fight, you better damn well bring a knife,” he said.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    FDIC hits 3 banks within embattled Texas parent firm

    The regulator hit three subsidiary banks of Industry Bancshares with consent orders to improve their capital positions and take a hard look at staff qualifications.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    Fed cites Washington state bank embroiled in Ponzi scheme allegations

    UniBank and its parent company have been named in lawsuits alleging the bank facilitated loans that were used to repay earlier investors of water and oil-and-gas firms.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
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    NYCB postpones profitability goal to 2026

    The embattled bank recorded a $280 million loss for the third quarter and said it expected to post a loss for 2025, while whittling its profit forecast to 75 cents to 80 cents per share rather than $1.25.

    By Oct. 25, 2024