Crime and misconduct

Citi fined for fraudulent loans in Mexico, unauthorized trading

08/16/18

The Securities and Exchange Commission sanctioned Citigroup because of unauthorized proprietary trading as well as for the failure to detect suspect loans issued by its Banamex unit.

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Inaugural tickets are latest issue in Manafort's dealings with Chicago banker

08/07/18

The former Trump campaign chair got $16 million in mortgages from The Federal Savings Bank. His trial is shedding new light on what the bank's CEO allegedly received in return.

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Facebook loses Italy’s biggest bank as a friend

08/07/18

UniCredit SpA stopped using Facebook Inc. for advertising, alleging the media giant hasn’t acted ethically, a move other large companies have also threatened to make.

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Wells Fargo investors stop panicking and learn to live with cap

08/06/18

Six months after the Federal Reserve put Wells Fargo on a strict diet — no more growth until it cleans up its act — shareholders are finding it’s not so bad.

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Wells Fargo's $2B settlement may mark end of crisis-era RMBS woes

08/01/18

The agreement was likely the last of the big cases to be cleared by the Justice Department, and Wells paid less than its peers did to resolve the lingering mortgage probes stemming from the meltdown.

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Wells Fargo to pay $2.09B to settle U.S. mortgage probe

08/01/18

Ten years after faulty mortgages upended the global financial system, Wells Fargo agreed to pay $2.09 billion to settle a U.S. probe into its creation and sale of loans that contributed to the disaster.

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Cagney unruffled by revelations; FHFA head accused

07/30/18

The former SoFi CEO raises funds for his new venture despite recent admissions about dating employees; female employee says Mel Watt harassed her.

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CFPB nominee stands strong; Wells Fargo’s latest issue

07/20/18

Kathy Kraninger emerges “unscathed” in testy Senate confirmation hearing; the bank is reportedly refunding money it charged customers for add-on services.

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Morgan Stanley promotes senior execs; strong dollar hits bank stocks

07/11/18

The moves are seen as setting the stage for CEO James Gorman’s eventual retirement; banks outside the U.S. are suffering from the greenback’s recent rise.

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LA will require disclosures about bank sales incentives

07/10/18

Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance Monday that establishes new requirements for banks that want to do business with the city. The rules are thought to be the first of their kind nationally.

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