Compliance

Fed to new Deutsche Bank CEO: Fix this bank — fast

05/17/18

Christian Sewing doesn’t only have to reshape the company, revive profits and improve morale, he has to get regulators off Deutsche Bank’s back.

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No, Fed reg relief isn't courting financial disaster

05/14/18

Neither the central bank’s gradual raising of interest rates, nor its modest changes to capital rules are likely to meaningfully increase risk to the financial system.

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Weakest link in Fincen's AML rule? Bank customers

05/11/18

A long-anticipated financial rule could help law enforcement root out illegal activity, but it requires banks to keep extra-close tabs on certain business clients. That won't be easy.

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Why have three regulators when one will do?

05/10/18

Citizens Financial Group plans to merge its two banking charters into a single national bank. The move would make the OCC the bank's primary regulator and eliminate the costs of dealing with the FDIC and state officials.

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No soft opening for Mitsubishi UFJ’s U.S. lobbying office

05/08/18

The Japanese bank, owner of Union Bank in San Francisco, has hired RBC alum Roger Blissett to raise its profile among lawmakers, oversee compliance and build deeper relationships with regulators as its recent charter switch continues to stir controversy.

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Wells turns to JPMorgan executive for chief risk officer

05/07/18

Amanda Norton will lead the charge to improve risk management at Wells Fargo after its phony-accounts and other scandals.

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U.S. Bancorp opens search for chief risk, human resources officers

05/04/18

Longtime executives Bill Parker and Jennie Carlson plan to retire from the Minneapolis company, giving CEO Andy Cecere an opportunity to reshape his executive team.

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Four former Wilmington Trust executives found guilty of loan fraud

05/03/18

Attorneys for then President Robert Harra said he is innocent and will file an appeal. The case centers on a scheme said to have been carried out during the crisis years, before the bank was sold to M&T.

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IBM buys fintech Armanta

05/03/18

The acquisition is part of IBM’s recent focus on financial risk management services.

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SocGen is said ready to pay up to $1 billion to end U.S. probes

05/03/18

Societe Generale is nearing an agreement to pay as much as $1 billion to resolve two U.S. probes — into the rigging of benchmark interest rates and allegations of bribery in Libya — according to people familiar with the matter.

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