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‘Extraordinarily inefficient’: Scharf’s blunt assessment of Wells Fargo

01/14/20

The Charlie Scharf era began with the company's lowest quarterly net income in more than nine years. Culprits included falling revenue, rising salaries and yet more financial fallout from the bank's sales scandal.

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Citi bets heavily on consumers to meet profit targets

01/14/20

The banking giant is counting on continued growth in cards, deposits and digital accounts to drive returns higher in 2020.

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First Republic adding half-dozen branches in Manhattan

01/14/20

The San Francisco bank is also bulking up in Florida and Wyoming, no-tax states where many of its affluent clients have retired or have second homes.

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How JPMorgan plans to keep the momentum going

01/14/20

The country's biggest bank is leaning more on fee income to offset rate pressures, expanding in selected U.S. cities and laying the groundwork for operations in China that CEO Jamie Dimon hopes will endure “for 100 years.”

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Colorado banking group asks state regulator to halt credit union-bank deal

01/14/20

The Colorado Bankers Association claims that state law bars Elevations Credit Union from buying Cache Bank & Trust.

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'Everything is breakable': Why BBVA wants to ditch passwords

01/14/20

The bank is investing in a new authentication platform because password-based security systems have too many weaknesses, says Juan Francisco Losa, BBVA’s global head of security architecture.

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Senate Dems urge CFPB watchdog to investigate restitution practices

01/14/20

In a letter to the agency's inspector general, the 15 lawmakers pointed to specific cases where they said the bureau departed from legal standards in deciding not to require restitution.

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Quicken launches Simplifi money management app for millennials, Gen Z

01/14/20

Thirty-seven years after the release of Quicken desktop software, the company is launching a streamlined app to reach a new demographic.

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House passes bills to require more reports from bank regulators

01/14/20

Lawmakers advanced legislation that would require banking regulators to give annual testimony to lawmakers and would mandate regular reports on cybersecurity efforts.

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Warren says she’d bypass Congress to cancel federal student debt

01/14/20

The proposal announced Tuesday is aimed at attracting younger voters.

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