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First Republic's profits soar on surge in new loans, wealth revenues

04/13/17

Record loan originations and the continued accumulation of wealth management assets added up to 12% earnings growth at the San Francisco bank.

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Race should have no place in fintech lending decisions

04/13/17

Fintech companies can help consumers and small businesses obtain credit at lower costs, but it is critical to ensure that these innovative companies do not harm borrowers with predatory or discriminatory lending practices.

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Wells Fargo revenue falls short on higher costs, mortgage weakness

04/13/17

First-quarter revenue at the scandal-plagued bank missed analysts’ estimates as profit fell in the lender’s troubled retail bank and expenses climbed.

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First Horizon's earnings rise on loan growth, cost control

04/13/17

The Memphis, Tenn., also reported an improvement in credit quality during the first quarter.

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Earnings season opens; Berkshire trims Wells stake

04/13/17

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup report first quarter earnings; Warren Buffett's company sells shares to stay under 10% ownership but is likely to support directors at annual meeting.

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Citi's profits rise on lower loan-loss provision, trading surge

04/13/17

Citigroup Inc. generated the most revenue from fixed-income trading in three years, defying some analysts’ concerns about a slowdown in interest rate and currency activity during the first quarter.

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JPMorgan revenue rises 6% on stronger margins, trading

04/13/17

JPMorgan Chase posted earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, fueled by better-than-expected trading revenue and lending margins.

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What credit unions can do to take advantage of new FOM rules

04/12/17

CUs will have improved opportunities to add areas, sources say, but new rules ‘not a panacea.’

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Where the Wells Fargo scandal report falls short

04/12/17

The 110-page document offers plenty of new details about what went wrong at the megabank but may leave shareholders wanting a truly independent investigation.

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Can Treasury drop MetLife appeal? It's complicated

04/12/17

Lawmakers and others want the Trump administration to drop the Financial Stability Oversight Council's appeal of a controversial court ruling, but doing so may be harder than it sounds.

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