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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 Gabrielle Saulsbery • 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 Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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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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Sponsored by ARISFortifying 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.
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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 Caitlin Mullen • 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 Caitlin Mullen • 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 Caitlin Mullen • 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 Rajashree Chakravarty • 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 Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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JPMorgan hires NOAA climate scientist to lead climate advisory practice
Sarah Kapnick rejoins the bank after a stint as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s presidentially appointed top scientist.
By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Oklahoma bank fails, in-state peer buys insured deposits
Alleged "fraud" is believed to be behind the First National Bank of Lindsay's failure, the second U.S. bank collapse this year. The FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund will take a roughly $43 million hit.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Oct. 21, 2024 -
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OCC hits Florida bank over AML concerns
Maitland-based Axiom Bank agreed to revamp its BSA/AML program and look back at its suspicious activity reporting history.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 18, 2024 -
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Fairway to pay $9.9M in redlining settlement
The lender allegedly discouraged residents of Black-majority neighborhoods from applying for mortgages. Fairway said the complaint “appears to be intentionally inflammatory in nature.”
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 16, 2024 -
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Citi ‘can walk and chew gum at the same time’: Fraser
CEO Jane Fraser cited the bank’s ability to cut expenses while addressing the data, risk and control flaws regulators have flagged.
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Dimon won’t rule out government role
The JPMorgan CEO largely dismissed the idea of serving in the next presidential administration, but he said, “I don’t make promises.” Wells Fargo’s CEO, meanwhile, said work on the bank’s AML issues is well underway.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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TD hit with asset cap, $3B in penalties over AML woes
The bank will pay $1.8 billion to the Justice Department, $1.3 billion to FinCEN, and growth will be restricted in the bank’s U.S. retail unit.
By Dan Ennis , Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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US banks largely lag on implementing net-zero best practices
“What we see today in terms of their implementation and operationalizing of those [net-zero] commitments is far from sufficient,” the director of the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance Campaign said.
By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Truist customer data exposed in third-party breach
The February breach involved personal information held by debt collector Financial Business and Consumer Solutions and did not impact Truist’s network, the bank said in a letter.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Tech costs, regulatory demands among community bankers’ top worries
A recent survey of community bankers also cited cost of funds as a top risk, amid the higher rate environment. “Right now, our motto is ‘Survive until 2025,’” a Pennsylvania community bank CEO said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Sponsored by HuronProactively identifying and mitigating risk in financial services with a RCSA
Proactive risk management, particularly through RCSA, can ensure banking safety, covering a wide range of risks.
By Craig Brown, Clint Irvin, Jeff Ulmer, and Adam Wells • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Starling Bank slapped with $38M fine
The U.K.’s financial watchdog called Starling’s financial sanction screening controls “shockingly lax,” and said the challenger bank’s efforts to thwart financial crime failed to keep up with its quick growth.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Fed lifts 2013 Citi enforcement action
The bank, which had been directed to address anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act deficiencies, is still under Fed and OCC orders related to data and internal controls.
By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Banks are excited about AI. Their customers aren’t so sure.
To address that, lenders need to be more transparent about their artificial intelligence use and educate customers on the benefits and safeguards involved, analysts said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Macquarie investment unit settles SEC charges for $79.8M
The advisory firm will settle SEC charges for asset overvaluation and illegal cross trades conducted between January 2017 and April 2021 related to a discontinued fixed-income investment strategy.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 20, 2024
