The Latest
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Warren, Schiff ask CFPB to oust DOGE
The senators want the bureau to turn over communications between DOGE and CFPB officials, and to detail what enforcement or competitor data billionaire Elon Musk can access because of DOGE's work.
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Capital One, Discover shareholders approve merger
Stockholders of the two companies Tuesday approved the deal, which still awaits sign-off from the Federal Reserve and OCC.
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HSBC delays net-zero emissions goal by 20 years
The U.K.-based bank said it was “revising [its] ambition” and delaying its target of hitting net-zero across its operations, business travel and supply chain from 2030 to 2050.
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Wells Fargo clears 10th consent order; 4 remain
The 2018 consent order issued by the OCC identified deficiencies in the bank’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program and was tied to a $500 million penalty against the lender.
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Judge halts CFPB firings
The bureau also was told not to delete any agency data or transfer its reserve funding to the Fed or anywhere else. The CFPB then reportedly placed most employees on administrative leave.
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Banks back away from DEI mentions
JPMorgan Chase, Citizens and Huntington have reduced or eliminated their references to diversity, equity and inclusion amid a White House crackdown, according to the banks’ latest annual filings.
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Truist, Zelle execs and others discuss approaches to fraud
A Truist executive advocated for more information sharing to combat push-payment fraud, an issue another participant in a panel discussion last week called a “national challenge.”
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Morgan Stanley pays CEO Ted Pick $34M in 2024
The total makes Pick the fourth-highest-paid CEO among the U.S.-based big banks that have so far disclosed compensation this year.
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JPMorgan: Climate change should factor into ‘daily decision-making’
Investments and innovation in climate technology have increased, but “changes in leadership, economic conditions and ... stagnation” have stalled progress, a bank executive wrote.
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Waller sees stablecoins advancing in retail
Stablecoins are seeping into payments at stores, but there are plenty of hurdles before they become widely used, according to Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.
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CFPB union warns of ‘mass’ layoff to affect 95% of the bureau
The bureau terminated roughly 70 to 100 term employees Thursday. An amended complaint asserts there's more to come — and that agency leadership aims to return the CFPB’s reserve funding and terminate its office lease.
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Citi’s Sieg sees tech lag as an invitation to innovation
The bank’s market position – behind its peers – is a challenge that allows it to find ways to leapfrog competitors, Citi’s wealth chief said.
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Wells Fargo faces labor board complaint over union vote
The National Labor Relations Board alleged the lender threatened and retaliated against workers in favor of unionization at a California branch.
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Discover flags potential Capital One merger delay
The card network said it now expects the transaction to be completed by May 19, as the companies await regulatory approvals.
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‘Taking stock’: BofA and JPMorgan execs weigh in on Trump 2.0
While Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan called the recent regulatory shift “classic re-engineering,” one peer exec said the changes “are taking all the oxygen in the room.”
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Shame drives rampant underreporting of fraud, panelists say
Push-payment scams are at a "crisis level," consumer advocates at a Banking Dive event said, with losses totaling perhaps more than 15 times what's reported.
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Retrieved from OCC.
OCC vet Gould nominated to lead agency
Jonathan Gould spent roughly three years at the OCC, from 2018 to 2021, and has focused heavily on financial services throughout his career.
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Ex-FDIC official McKernan tapped to lead CFPB
The development came on a day when the bureau terminated roughly 70 probationary employees, including enforcement division attorneys, according to Bloomberg Law.
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Wise to close Tampa office, cut about 300 employees
The fintech will shutter its Florida location in November, with layoffs starting in April. Wise will consolidate Americas teams in Austin, New York and São Paulo.
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CFTC alum, crypto lobbyist tapped to lead agency
Brian Quintenz was previously appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by two presidents. In the private sector, he’s spent two years as head of crypto policy for investor a16z.
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Retrieved from OCC.
OCC to leave central bank climate coalition
Participation in the Network for Greening the Financial System falls outside the agency’s “statutory responsibilities,” Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood said. The Federal Reserve and FDIC left the coalition last month.
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Mandy DeFilippo named Standard Chartered’s top US exec
DeFilippo’s appointment comes after British peer HSBC also named a woman as U.S. CEO, and after U.S. Bank announced its next CEO will be a woman.
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CFPB’s enforcement, supervision chiefs step down
The moves come after the bureau’s new leaders issued stop-work orders – and threatened personnel action in cases of “insubordination.”
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McKernan resigns from FDIC board
Jonathan McKernan is vacating his seat in keeping with an FDIC rule that no more than three board members be of the same political party. Republican Rodney Hood was named acting OCC chief Friday.
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Warren calls for probe of FDIC rescinding job offers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and three other senators called on the FDIC Office of Inspector General to look into the agency’s move to withdraw bank examiner job offers, given the staffing challenges the FDIC already faced.