Consumer banking

CIBC plans job cuts, joining Canadian peers in savings quest

01/31/20

The Toronto firm, Canada’s fifth-largest lender by assets, must keep “a careful eye on costs” and improve efficiency, its CEO said in a corporate memo.

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Inside Goldman Sachs' big plans in digital consumer banking

01/29/20

The Wall Street bank aims to double consumer deposits and triple outstanding consumer loans in five years. A checking account is slated for 2021, and more cobranded credit cards could be coming.

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Comerica promotes insider to oversee retail banking

01/29/20

Cassandra McKinney's promotion to executive vice president of the retail bank is the latest executive move by Curt Farmer, who became the Dallas company's CEO in April.

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JPMorgan to slash hundreds of jobs across its consumer unit

01/29/20

JPMorgan Chase plans to dismiss several hundred workers from its consumer unit as the lender seeks to rein in costs, according to people briefed on the matter.

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TD Bank names new consumer products chief

01/27/20

The U.S. arm of Toronto-Dominion Bank said Matt Boss will oversee credit cards, residential loans and deposit products, among other areas.

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ECB opens to large bank mergers; Deutsche Bank has a new scandal

01/27/20

The move by the European bank regulator is a policy shift as profitability at the region's banks continues to suffer from negative rates; the German bank paid $1.1 million to win business from a senior Saudi royal.

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New York faces more empty storefronts as bank branches shrink

01/24/20

With mobile banking on the rise, New York City is joining a trend that's already sweeping the rest of the country. Fewer bank branches. Smaller bank branches.

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Behind Wells Fargo's ploy to pin sales misconduct on 1% of employees

01/23/20

Documents released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Thursday allege that senior leaders had reason to know that the wrongdoing was widespread but failed to act.

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Comerica names new chief credit officer in latest management shake-up

01/23/20

The promotion of Melinda Chausse was one of several leadership changes the Dallas company announced this month.

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OCC drops hammer on Stumpf, seven other ex-Wells Fargo execs

01/23/20

Former CEO John Stumpf agreed to pay a $17.5 million penalty while ex-community banking chief Carrie Tolstedt faces a potentially $25 million fine for sales-practices misconduct. Other former officials could face fines totaling $16 million.

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