Citigroup

With Citi's $47 fee sparking rage, Mexican banks brace for reaction

02/27/19

Tatiana Clouthier, one of the most powerful lawmakers Mexico, is backing a campaign that's spread jitters through financial markets: make the banks charge less.

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Citi bracing for hit to credit card sales from Sears reorganization

02/25/19

The bank said in its annual report that anticipated store closings could reduce both new account acquisitions and purchase volume.

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Ex-Citigroup president Havens caught up in prostitution probe

02/22/19

The name of John Havens was on a list of 25 men, including New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft, being charged for soliciting, police officials in Jupiter, Fla., said.

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Two top Citi consumer banking executives to depart

02/22/19

Will Howle, head of U.S. retail and mortgage banking, and Alice Milligan, chief digital experience officer, will leave this spring.

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Citi in talks with Treasury over $1.1B Maduro gold deal

02/21/19

The swaps contract was struck before the U.S. stepped up sanctions on the Venezuelan leader's government, but it's due to expire soon, and whether Citi should repossess the gold is a political football.

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Say Watt? Former FHFA head gets sniffy about his misconduct, and proxy pressure builds

02/21/19

Mel Watt calls FHFA watchdog “sexist,” after it concludes he’s guilty of sexual harassment. State Street sues the "Fearless Girl" sculptor. Banks big and small face mounting pressure on gender pay gap and board diversity. And another top 40 U.S. bank might get a female CEO.

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Banks try new tools to learn what doesn't click in digital

02/20/19

Page views and sales results don't explain which customers do what, and why they do things (or don't do them), in online and mobile banking.

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Citi plans machine takeover of call centers; Shareholders bail on two foreign banks

02/19/19

CEO Corbat says “thousands” of call center jobs may be lost; Barclays shareholder sells all stock in the bank and Deutsche’s biggest slashes its stake.

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Wells' tech snafu, BB&T-SunTrust cont'd., JPM Coin: Top stories of the week

02/15/19

Flaws in testing may be real source of Wells Fargo's tech failure; BB&T-SunTrust deal throws talent and deposits up for grabs, threatens banking's middle tier; what JPMorgan Chase's JPM Coin means for Ripple and Swift; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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CommonBond gets $750 million in lending funds from top banks

02/14/19

Barclays, BMO, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and ING contributed to the online student lender, which last year made over $1 billion in loans.

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