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Zelle faces Senate probe on fraud
“The scale of fraud on the Zelle platform is unacceptably high,” National Consumers League Vice President John Breyault said.
By James Pothen • May 31, 2024 -
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N26 readies for a post-cap future
Germany's financial regulator will drop its limit on the fintech's growth June 1. N26's CEO said the cap has cost billions in lost valuation. But its compliance systems can handle an increased load.
By Dan Ennis • May 29, 2024 -
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TrendlineArtificial intelligence
Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?
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Dimon: ‘No magic formula’ on CEO, chairman moves
The JPMorgan CEO largely pinned his future timeline on the board Wednesday during a conference appearance, while Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf detailed his investment-banking growth strategy.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 29, 2024 -
Ex-Heartland Tri-State CEO pleads guilty to embezzling $47M in crypto
Shan Hanes also stole money from his church and a local investment club, according to court documents. Both have since disbanded. He faces 30 years in prison.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 29, 2024 -
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Q&AHow banks are employing quantum computing
Because cyber risks are consistently top of mind for banking executives, “using quantum to fight quantum” is the most prominent application currently, said EY’s Jan Bellens.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 28, 2024 -
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JPMorgan fined by CFTC over surveillance gap probe
JPMorgan will pay $200 million in a civil monetary penalty, with up to $100 million credited for amounts paid to the OCC and the Fed in March in parallel actions.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 24, 2024 -
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Comerica slapped with OCC enforcement action
The regulator discovered unsafe or unsound practices at the Dallas-based bank, including those related to its risk governance framework and internal controls.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 24, 2024 -
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TD CEO: Spending on AML remediation could extend into 2025
TD’s Bharat Masrani declined to say whether the Canadian lender expects closure this year on investigations into the bank’s AML program, citing ongoing conversations with regulators and the DOJ.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 23, 2024 -
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Citi fined $78.4M over 2022 flash crash error
A Citi trader had meant to sell a basket of equities at $58 million but mistakenly created a $444 billion basket, regulators said. About $189 billion of the trade went on the market.
By Dan Ennis • May 22, 2024 -
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Dimon lays out ‘dark ruminations,’ swipes at regulators at investor day
The JPMorgan CEO's retirement timeline swirled at the event, as did the bank's stance on AI, employees' well-being and cyber risk.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 21, 2024 -
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WaFd to sell CRE loans to Bank of America in $2.9B deal
Regulators have pledged to look more closely at banks whose CRE portfolios are more than triple their capital, and at portfolios that have grown 50% or more in the past three years. WaFd has done both, Bloomberg reported.
By Dan Ennis • May 20, 2024 -
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NYCB’s COO resigns
Julie-Ann Signorille-Browne led the bank’s integration with Flagstar and, later, the integration of assets and liabilities NYCB bought from the failed Signature Bank.
By Dan Ennis • May 17, 2024 -
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NYCB to sell $5B in mortgage loans to JPMorgan Chase
The transaction is set to finalize in the third quarter. NYCB has pledged to cut its commercial real estate exposure to about $30 billion as it revamps its balance sheet.
By Dan Ennis • May 15, 2024 -
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JPMorgan retakes title as top fossil-fuel financier, nonprofit says
U.S. banks accounted for 30% of the $705 billion that 60 global banks spent on fossil-fuel financing in 2023, the Rainforest Action Network found.
By Lamar Johnson • May 15, 2024 -
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Kabbage to pay $120M in PPP fraud settlements with DOJ
The second-largest PPP lender in the nation by application volume “knowingly submitted thousands of false claims” and employed lax fraud controls, the Justice Department said.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 14, 2024 -
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StanChart pledges to reduce methane emissions from oil, gas clients
The goal aligns with the British bank’s aim to decrease its financed carbon emissions and accelerate its pathway to net-zero status by 2050.
By Zoya Mirza • May 13, 2024 -
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Pot banking bill advocates push for action this year
Proponents hope the SAFER Banking bill can be attached to a larger legislative vehicle, as stand-alone passage in the Senate seems increasingly unlikely.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 13, 2024 -
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Climate risks ‘highly uncertain,’ ‘challenging,’ banks tell Fed
In the climate scenario exercise, the nation’s six biggest banks found data gaps in real estate exposure, insurance, debtors’ transition risk management and infrastructure.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 10, 2024 -
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TabaPay calls off deal with Synapse
TabaPay sent Synapse a termination notice of the transaction Thursday, “based on failure to meet the purchase agreement closing conditions,” a TabaPay spokesperson said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 10, 2024 -
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Upstart subpoenaed by SEC over AI, loans
“We are cooperating with the SEC and are unable to predict the outcome of this matter,” the fintech lender said in a filing Tuesday.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 9, 2024 -
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FTX to repay customers more than they lost
The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, which owes creditors about $11.2 billion, has between $14.5 billion and $16.3 billion available to distribute to them.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 9, 2024 -
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TD begins damage control after fentanyl report
In the "sobering" aftermath of the bank's AML crisis, executives are detailing an improvement plan and reassuring employees, but analysts are calling for change in the face of a "lost decade."
By Dan Ennis • May 8, 2024 -
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Third-party risk guide ‘a welcome sign,’ analysts say
The guide from the Fed, OCC and FDIC aims to help bankers “get in the same mindset as the examination team” when assessing and managing third-party relationship risks, said the ICBA’s Michael Emancipator.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 7, 2024 -
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Robinhood may face SEC lawsuit over crypto unit
In a blog post, the company cited its "good-faith attempts" with the agency. At least one analyst said Robinhood has no incentive to sue because the SEC chair's term is up in two years.
By Dan Ennis • May 7, 2024 -
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FirstSun, HomeStreet seek charter change for merger
FirstSun opted for a Texas state charter to skirt oversight by the OCC. Executives said that agency is slowing the banks’ tie-up over concerns with HomeStreet's CRE exposure.
By Dan Ennis • May 6, 2024
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