Dimon’s role in WeWork IPO fiasco; Freddie tests underwriting software
JPMorgan, which led the offering, may have “enabled” the startup’s questionable behavior; the system may enable more people to get approved for mortgages. ... Read full article
JPMorgan, which led the offering, may have “enabled” the startup’s questionable behavior; the system may enable more people to get approved for mortgages. ... Read full article
Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard. ... Read full article
McNiff, American Banker's No. 1 Woman to Watch for 2019, was promoted to the CEO role in April following the retirement of Barbara Desoer. ... Read full article
How do you keep the all-male CEO club at the biggest banks intact? Let us count the ways. Could a woman be the next CEO at UBS? Maybe. At Wells Fargo? Less likely. ... Read full article
The consumer agency is investigating Bank of America over “potentially unauthorized” accounts; why fintech rollouts are magnets for fraud; KeyCorp’s Beth Mooney to retire next year; and more from this week’s most-read stories. ... Read full article
Royal Bank of Scotland promoted Alison Rose to chief executive officer, making her the first woman to run one of Britain's big four lenders. ... Read full article
Mooney was the first woman to lead a top-20 U.S.-based bank. Gorman, the Cleveland company's vice chairman and president of banking, will replace her on May 1. ... Read full article
With 20- and 30-somethings just beginning to build financial wealth, banks must orient their business to meet the needs of these consumers. ... Read full article
The launch of the products comes more than a year after Capital One wrested the Walmart partnership from Synchrony Financial. ... Read full article
The agency put to rest speculation that it might take the database offline, yet new disclosure statements are meant to combat the notion that a complaint proves a company’s guilt. ... Read full article
MoneyLion and Varo say familiarity with existing customers — whom they already offer savings, investment and personal finance products — will help them make smart credit decisions. ... Read full article
Nitin Mhatre of Webster Financial explains why the Consumer Bankers Association — whose members want a bigger piece of the student lending market — backs legislation that would make the federal government tell borrowers how much they will ultimately owe, ... Read full article
Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive. ... Read full article
The largest financial institutions have a golden opportunity to capture more market share because of the under-40 crowd’s decided preference for digital banking, J.D. Power says. Yet so do nonbanks. ... Read full article
The FDIC's latest report on deposit market share shows the nation's seven biggest banks flexing their muscles, while smaller banks' market share gets smaller. ... Read full article
A proposal to define wages-on-demand would protect consumers and serve as an example for others. ... Read full article
The Pittsburgh company is sticking with its plan to grow though expanded lending and branch openings in new markets, William Demchak told investors and analysts Wednesday. ... Read full article
Changes in consumer behavior patterns will force banks to reassess the information they use to attract customers. ... Read full article
When the former vice president and Massachusetts senator appear together in Houston, they could present two contrasting visions of financial policy within the presidential field. ... Read full article
M&T has skillfully used hedges, maintained an appropriate loan mix and resisted offering market-leading deposit rates, its chief financial officer said at a financial services conference. ... Read full article