Citigroup

Thorn in banks’ side pushes for disclosure of raw pay-gap numbers

02/13/19

Arjuna Capital is filing shareholder proposals with 11 financial and tech companies to uncover median gender pay gaps, which it said would determine if more women are concentrated in lower-paying jobs.

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Citi rolls out new personal loan, online savings account

02/12/19

The moves are aimed at beefing up consumer lending and attracting deposits in markets where Citi has no branch presence.

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Citi Ventures invests in consumer analytics firm Second Measure

02/12/19

Citigroup's venture capital arm is investing in technology that provides real-time analysis of millions of consumers' card transactions.

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Chase, Wells, BofA to waive ATM fees for public-benefits recipients

02/08/19

The three large banks banks are joining a number of institutions in agreeing to eliminate fees for Californians who receive benefits via electronic transfer cards. Chase and BofA will also waiving the fees nationwide.

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Is this Swift's answer to Ripple?

02/06/19

Swift is showing more swagger in its rivalry with Ripple thanks to progress it has made with a multifaceted payments-tracking technology called GPI.

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Wells names new chief auditor to replace executive placed on leave

02/06/19

A former audit executive at Citi and Amex, Julie Scammahorn is replacing David Julian, who remains on administrative leave. She will join the bank in April.

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U.S. banks won $21 billion tax windfall then cut staff, lent less

02/06/19

Major U.S. banks shaved about $21 billion from their tax bills last year — almost double the IRS’s annual budget — as the industry benefited more than many others from the Republican tax overhaul.

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It’s a platform planet. Can banks adapt to it?

02/01/19

Thanks to big tech companies, the business world is moving to third-party platforms, or online marketplaces where sellers pull buyers' products off digital shelves. A growing number of financial institutions — including BBVA, Citi and community banks like Eastern — say they can't afford to sit out the trend.

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Biggest banks provide the best financial advice: Survey

01/31/19

The combination of their convenient branch networks and strong digital offerings makes large, national banks tough to beat in dispensing financial guidance, consumers say.

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House Democrats to seek testimony from Wall Street CEOs: Sources

01/25/19

The leaders of the biggest U.S. banks are likely to be summoned to face questions from the Financial Services Committee, an early sign that the financial industry will endure tougher scrutiny under a Democratic-controlled House.

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