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Morgan Stanley launches ‘a modern alternative to banking’

01/23/20

The investment bank's new CashPlus Account comes with a mobile banking app, a debit card, online bill payment and other banklike features.

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C&I picture brightens for regional banks

01/23/20

Commercial lending was sluggish in 2019, but leaders at Huntington, KeyCorp and M&T are encouraged that rates are stabilizing and business sentiment is improving.

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Fed to propose 'covered funds' revamp in Volcker Rule

01/23/20

Regulators already finalized a rollback of the proprietary trading ban section of the rule but signaled then that their overhaul was not finished.

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The reason Even waited on rolling out automated savings

01/23/20

The financial wellness fintech focused initially on building an app that helped people understand their financial picture, CEO Jon Schlossberg says.

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The Clearing House raises real-time payment threshold to counter rival networks

01/23/20

In a move to increase the attractiveness of its Real-Time Payment network, The Clearing House is raising the transactional limit for single payments to $100,000 starting Feb. 1.

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Bernie Sanders taunts Jamie Dimon again after CEO jabs socialism

01/23/20

The Vermont senator lashed out at the JPMorgan Chase chief on Twitter after Dimon criticized socialism in an op-ed published earlier this week in Time magazine.

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OCC drops hammer on Stumpf, seven other ex-Wells Fargo execs

01/23/20

Former CEO John Stumpf agreed to pay a $17.5 million penalty while ex-community banking chief Carrie Tolstedt faces a potentially $25 million fine for sales-practices misconduct. Other former officials could face fines totaling $16 million.

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A $46 billion bad-loan mirage hints at flaw in U.S. bank rule

01/23/20

An early warning system for bad bank loans is taking effect this year. Beware false alarms.

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Banks are raising credit card limits without asking customers

01/23/20

It might sound like a risky strategy at a time when millions of Americans are drowning in debt, but that's exactly what big banks have been doing lately.

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OCC said preparing charges against former Wells Fargo managers

01/23/20

Wells Fargo's main regulator is preparing civil charges against former managers related to their roles in its retail banking scandals, people familiar with the matter said.

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