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    Ex-OCC chief, Binance.US CEO to lead mortgage broker Meridian

    Brian Brooks, who has held four other jobs since his 2020-21 OCC stint, said he would focus on building up Meridian's compliance arm, a process that could take 12 to 18 months.

    By March 27, 2024
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    Citi wraps up reorg’s ‘major actions’

    The bank is informing employees this week of its largest round of reassignments and departures so far — changes CEO Jane Fraser said aim to put Citi "on the front foot."

    By March 27, 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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    Wells Fargo overcharged military members, lawsuit claims

    Military families discovered the overcharges in 2022, when the bank sent misleading correspondence and payments to some customers, the proposed class action alleges.

    By March 26, 2024
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    A New Jersey ‘super-community bank’ is just one approval away

    The proposed combination of Provident and Lakeland has received approvals from the FDIC and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. That leaves only a green light from the Federal Reserve.

    By March 26, 2024
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    M&T Bank hires Big Tobacco vet in chief communications role

    Sarah Knakmuhs, previously a vice president of government affairs at Phillip Morris parent Altria, will lead a team of 20 people while bolstering the bank’s internal and external communications.

    By March 25, 2024
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    ‘Lax lending practices’ led to Iowa bank’s downfall: FDIC OIG

    The report called out inaction on the part of the community bank’s management to address issues flagged by regulators in recent years.

    By March 25, 2024
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    Dive Deposits: ESG isn’t just BlackRock’s fight

    If it seems like banks are backing off of their sustainability efforts, comments from Barclays, TD and UBS may give added perspective.

    By March 22, 2024
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    Barclays to cut hundreds of investment bank jobs: report

    The upcoming reduction is a result of the bank's annual culling of low performers, sources told Bloomberg, and comes a week after the CEO said the unit was "a step behind."

    By March 21, 2024
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    JPMorgan is still stuck on soccer

    The bank, which saw blowback when it aimed to finance a breakaway European soccer league, has created a "sports investment banking coverage" team, Reuters reported Tuesday.

    By March 20, 2024
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    Wall Street securities bonuses drop 2% in 2023: NY comptroller

    The industrywide bonus pool stood at $33.8 billion, almost in line with the 2022 pool but well below 2021's $42.7 billion, according to a report released Tuesday.

    By March 19, 2024
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    PNC leans on ‘boring’ label in new marketing campaign

    While PNC’s CEO said his industry “sometimes chases shiny objects,” a J.D. Power analyst asserted the bank’s ads may challenge customers to see the meaning of “boring” differently.

    By March 19, 2024
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    Dive Deposits: Santander pay frustration should be aimed at the US

    A proxy adviser urged shareholders to reject a €12.2 million pay package for Chair Ana Botín. She earns less than half what CEOs at similarly sized U.S. banks make, but the gripe is over fixed salary.

    By March 18, 2024
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    UBS eyes US growth with wealth business

    As the Credit Suisse-UBS deal reaches its one-year mark, UBS seeks to expand its wealth business in the U.S. through M&A activities in the next three to four years, Chairman Colm Kelleher said Sunday.

    By March 18, 2024
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    Goldman’s Cohen heads for exit as GreenSky deal closes

    GreenSky is now owned by an investor group led by Sixth Street. Stephanie Cohen, Goldman’s global head of platform solutions, is leaving the bank for IT firm Cloudflare.

    By March 18, 2024
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    Huntington hires JPMorgan vet as next HR chief

    Sarah Pohmer, who’s spent nearly 25 years at JPMorgan, has been named the next human resources chief at the Columbus, Ohio-based bank.

    By March 18, 2024
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    JPMorgan Chase fined $348.2M over gaps in trade data reporting

    The bank “failed to surveil billions of instances of trading activity on at least 30 global trading venues,” the OCC alleged. “These gaps and deficiencies … constitute unsafe or unsound banking practices.”

    By March 14, 2024
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    UK’s Metro Bank eyes £30M more in cost savings by year’s end

    The bank expects to lay off additional employees — it has cut 1,000 since October — and it will abandon its seven-day-a-week branch model.

    By March 14, 2024
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    TD cuts CEO Masrani’s pay by $741K over botched deal, AML woes

    Four of the five big-bank CEOs in Canada saw their compensation drop in 2023 — a reverse of the pay trend in the U.S., where only Bank of America's Brian Moynihan was paid less than in 2022.

    By March 13, 2024
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    Starling taps HSBC alum as next CEO

    The digital bank's founder, Anne Boden, said she believes Raman Bhatia can move Starling “into its next phase of growth while cherishing the culture and values” her team had worked hard to create.

    By March 13, 2024
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    Goldman aims to grow its private credit portfolio to $300B: report

    The bank’s footprint there already far exceeds its rivals. Goldman, in a year, also nearly cut in half a $30 billion cache of legacy investments.

    By March 12, 2024
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    BNY Mellon digital chief to depart in April

    The bank did not identify Roman Regelman’s successor in its securities filing. His departure is set for April 15.

    By March 11, 2024
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    JPMorgan to launch biometric checkout next year

    The bank’s payments unit plans to engage in more pilots this year before rolling out the checkout service broadly next year, said Prashant Sharma, JPMorgan’s executive director of biometrics and identity solutions.

    By March 11, 2024
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    Otting could make $5.75M in first year as NYCB CEO

    Alessandro DiNello will receive a base salary of $500,000 per month for his work as NYCB's executive chair, the bank said in a filing. He'll return to a nonexecutive role April 1.

    By March 11, 2024
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    Regional bank execs push back on CRE risk fears

    The banking sector relearns every 15 years not to overly concentrate its balance sheet in one area, Fifth Third CEO Tim Spence said. Meanwhile, Citizens Bank expects its CRE loan losses to peak at the end of this year.

    By March 11, 2024
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    Huntington dives deeper into Texas

    Local banking industry veteran Clint Bryant will lead Huntington’s Texas commercial charge, starting with Dallas.

    By March 8, 2024