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Russian court orders seizure of nearly $440M in JPMorgan funds
The ongoing legal battle between state-owned VTB Bank and the largest U.S. bank revolves around funds frozen in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • April 25, 2024 -
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Synapse signs deal with TabaPay, files for bankruptcy
TabaPay has set a purchase price of $9.7 million to acquire Synapse's assets — a deal that is pending court approval.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • April 24, 2024 -
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Fraud and AML in banking
The past year has been one of reckoning with regard to fraud — from TD’s $3 billion AML penalty to the continuing punitive phase connected to PPP misdeeds, crypto bankruptcies and pig butchering.
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First Internet Bank CEO talks M&A, BaaS work
After its acquisition of First Century Bank fell through in 2022, First Internet built its own banking-as-a-service team, CEO David Becker said. It now counts startup Ramp as a client.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 24, 2024 -
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For Capital One and Discover, the 4th time may have been the charm
Discover rebuffed three Capital One pitches before agreeing to a deal, and talks halted for seven weeks, an SEC filing indicates.
By Dan Ennis • April 22, 2024 -
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OCC fines ex-CEO, founder of Michigan’s Sterling Bancorp
The executives were each ordered to pay civil penalties related to a troubled loan program the bank ran between 2011 and 2019.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 19, 2024 -
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Discover puts $799M more toward card misclassification issue
The card network opted to increase the card misclassification remediation reserve based in part on discussions with regulators, executives said Thursday.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 18, 2024 -
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Pathward to pay refunds, penalty tied to NY AG investigation
The bank, a frequent partner to fintechs, froze customer accounts and transferred money to debt collectors, violating state law, the NY AG’s office said.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 17, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo CEO Scharf details asset cap limitations
When the cap is removed, the CEO anticipates Wells can further invest in its consumer or wealth businesses, build out its product offerings and be more aggressive on lending and deposits.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 16, 2024 -
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Capital One shareholders urged to approve scope 3 target-setting proposal
The New York State Common Retirement Fund said the targets are necessary to fully assess the bank’s climate risk exposure and mitigation strategies.
By Lamar Johnson • April 15, 2024 -
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Q&ABofA evolves AI-powered assistant toward deeper digital integration
Six years into the Erica era, customers are taking advantage of the tool's insights as often as they're asking questions of it, said Nikki Katz, the bank's head of digital.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 15, 2024 -
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Bankman-Fried files to appeal conviction, sentence
In an email interview following his sentencing, the FTX founder told ABC News he’s “haunted, every day, by what was lost. I never intended to hurt anyone or take anyone’s money.”
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 12, 2024 -
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Citi’s reorg job toll climbs to 7,000: Fraser
The bank boosted its expectation for annual savings to $1.5 billion. Meanwhile, Citi, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase reported marked increases in FDIC special assessment costs.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 12, 2024 -
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Gruenberg: FDIC knows how it would wind down a G-SIB
Until the FDIC and regulators are tasked with a G-SIB wind-down, and until they do so successfully, questions will arise “as to whether it can be done,” the agency chief said.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 11, 2024 -
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KeyBank scouts for fintech partners
The bank, which has yet to strike a fintech partnership this year, generally enters into one to two each year, said Ken Gavrity, president of Key Commercial Bank.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 10, 2024 -
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Utah Ponzi scheme case envelops bank executive
Bank of Utah’s vice president and senior trust officer knowingly disregarded fraudulent activity and divulged protected financial information, a lawsuit asserts.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 9, 2024 -
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Dimon blasts regulation, proxy advisers in annual letter
The JPMorgan Chase CEO also gave prominent space to AI, touting its potential impact in software engineering, customer service and operations, “as well as in general employee productivity."
By Caitlin Mullen • April 8, 2024 -
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RBC joins Citi, JPMorgan in disclosing green financing ratios
Shareholder proposals put forward by New York City’s retirement system have been pulled at all three banks, the city's comptroller, Brad Lander, said this week.
By Lamar Johnson • April 5, 2024 -
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Citi says 71% of energy clients lack substantive transition plan or ‘ability to execute’
The bank made the disclosure in its latest climate report in response to a proposal that had been issued by shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.
By Lamar Johnson • April 1, 2024 -
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Mississippi hands BlackRock cease-and-desist order over ESG investments
BlackRock risks a “multimillion-dollar penalty” from the state’s Securities Division, which “has uncovered thousands of potential violations,” Mississippi's secretary of state’s office said.
By Lamar Johnson • March 29, 2024 -
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Citi agrees to disclose green financing ratios, following JPMorgan
The New York City comptroller has withdrawn shareholder proposals with the two banks. The measure still faces votes at Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada.
By Lamar Johnson • March 26, 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 Caitlin Mullen • March 25, 2024 -
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ColumnDive 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 Dan Ennis • March 22, 2024 -
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Advocates urge transparency in Capital One-Discover review
More than 30 organizations demanded the deal not be subject to expedited federal review and that public hearings be held in the largest lending markets for both Capital One and Discover.
By Caitlin Mullen • March 22, 2024 -
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FTX CEO says Bankman-Fried lives ‘life of delusion’
In his victim impact statement, John Ray III told Judge Lewis Kaplan that FTX’s estate was “a metaphorical dumpster fire” when he joined the firm at bankruptcy.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 21, 2024 -
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He could get 5 years. He could get 100. For how long will Sam Bankman-Fried go to prison?
Ryan Lee O'Neill, a New Jersey-based defense attorney, has represented countless defendants in the FTX founder's place. She has her own estimates.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 20, 2024
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