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What two U.S. Bank execs saw and liked at CES

01/19/21

Todder Moning and Valerie Lancelle, who work in the bank’s innovation group, said they were especially impressed by demos of immersive technology, 5G and ambient computing.

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BofA's Wall Street unit falls short of rivals during bumper year

01/19/21

Revenue from sales and trading rose 7% to $3.06 billion in the fourth quarter, missing analysts' $3.15 billion forecast. The division, helmed by Jim DeMare, was hurt by unexpected weakness in fixed-income trading.

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Truliant finds new CFO close to home

01/19/21

Cosby Davis joins the executive team at North Carolina's third-largest credit union after nearly a decade at nearby Allegacy Federal Credit Union.

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Goldman Sachs dealmakers drive surge in fourth-quarter profit

01/19/21

Goldman Sachs' dealmakers capped their record year with a fourth-quarter revenue jump that helped profit more than double.

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Biden taps Chopra to lead CFPB; Fitch looks to detect bad bank behavior

01/19/21

The Obama-era official is expected to reverse the relaxed regulatory stances at the CFPB; the ratings firm is teaming with a French AI startup to try to detect misbehavior early.

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Democrats’ sweep helps pot banking’s cause, but battle is far from over

01/18/21

The odds are better now that Congress will pass a bill to help financial institutions serve cannabis businesses, but the question of the legislative path forward has grown murkier.

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Biden taps FTC’s Chopra as CFPB chief, Gensler as SEC chairman

01/18/21

The nominees, strongly backed by progressive Democrats to lead two key Wall Street watchdogs, signal that the Biden administration is planning tough oversight after four years of light-touch policies under appointees of President Donald Trump.

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Capital One fined $290M for ‘willful’ anti-money-laundering failures

01/15/21

The McLean, Va.-based company admitted that it failed to file suspicious activity reports even in cases when it knew about criminal charges against specific customers. The misconduct took place in a unit that served check-cashing businesses and was later shut down.

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Incoming Citi CEO Fraser signals major changes ahead

01/15/21

Weeks away from succeeding Michael Corbat, Jane Fraser said she’d consider streamlining some units or divesting others as part of her effort to kick-start return on equity.

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Wells Fargo pledges to cut $8 billion in overhead. Is it enough?

01/15/21

CEO Charlie Scharf’s long-awaited expense-reduction plan got a chilly reception from investors.

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