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Bank of America says employees can take personal day for 'Juneteenth'

06/17/20

The bank is encouraging staff to take the day off Friday to commemorate the end of slavery, but intends to keep branches open.

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Wells Fargo hires another JPMorgan alum to head wealth management

06/17/20

Barry Sommers, a former head of wealth management at the New York bank, is the latest high-level hire by Wells CEO Charlie Scharf.

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Small change is becoming a big problem for banks

06/17/20

At a congressional hearing, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell discussed steps to get the flow of coins to financial institutions back to pre-pandemic levels, as well as ways to ease other industry burdens.

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JPMorgan, PNC, Comerica are latest to declare 'Juneteenth' a holiday

06/17/20

They join an ever-expanding list of companies choosing to close offices early Friday to observe the day that marks the end of slavery.

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In the middle of a pandemic, two remittance startups thrive

06/17/20

Remitly and TransferWise are benefiting from consumers' shift to digital payments and a turn toward banking services as global remittance volumes drop.

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Santander Group invests $40M in consumer lender Upgrade

06/17/20

Other challenger banks focused on personal loans have struggled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Inside OCC's effort to extract $37.5M from former Wells Fargo execs

06/17/20

Newly released documents highlight the challenges that Carrie Tolstedt and four co-defendants are likely to confront as they face civil charges involving sales misconduct at the bank.

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'Buying Black' spurs huge gains in Carver Bank, Urban One shares

06/17/20

Carver Bancorp. and Urban One Inc., two companies that serve black and underrepresented communities, more than doubled on Wednesday as traders aid trends associated with supporting black-owned businesses amid global protests against police brutality.

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Banks back bill to eliminate brokered deposit restrictions

06/17/20

The legislation would aim to address concerns that the current policy is outdated by establishing a new regime to limit asset growth for banks that are not well-capitalized.

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Federal housing agencies extend foreclosure moratorium to Aug. 31

06/17/20

The FHFA and FHA both announced for the second time that they were delaying the freeze to protect borrowers and renters during the coronavirus pandemic.

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