Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank, the DOJ and how $4B in aid to distressed homeowners evaporated

04/08/19

The bank agreed to modify loans to struggling U.S. borrowers as part of a 2017 settlement. Instead, it’s receiving credit for financing new mortgages that likely would have been made anyway.

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Pennsylvania says big banks fixed GSE bond prices

03/22/19

In the second lawsuit of its kind, more than a dozen of the world's largest banks are accused of price fixing on roughly $486 billion of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Deutsche Bank U.S. staff said to get major share of bonuses

03/22/19

Deutsche Bank employees in the U.S. received the lion's share of bonuses as the lender sought to retain top performers following cuts to the investment bank there.

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UBS warns on Q1 revenue; Deutsche’s U.S. workers ‘on edge’

03/21/19

The Swiss bank’s CEO calls the trading environment “one of the worst in recent history”; 10,000 of German bank's U.S. employees fret over their future.

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HSBC plans global banking overhaul; Merkel to sit out merger talks

03/20/19

The bank aims to revitalize with internal promotions; German chancellor will let the country’s two biggest banks work things out themselves.

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Dimon says European banks need cross-border mergers to compete

03/14/19

European banks need to look beyond their home countries for mergers in order to tap the region's full economic power and become more competitive, JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said.

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Trump loan probe casts spotlight on a small New Jersey lender

03/13/19

A new line of inquiry into President Trump's business dealings is thrusting small New Jersey lender Investors Bancorp into a spotlight with Deutsche Bank, which for years has been better known as the real estate mogul's creditor of choice.

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N.Y. AG subpoenas Deutsche Bank, Investors Bank in Trump investigation

03/12/19

The New York attorney general’s office issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank AG and Investors Bank for records relating to the financing of Trump Organization projects and an unsuccessful effort to buy the Buffalo Bills football team, The New York Times reported.

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German bank merger no sure thing; U.K. banks open shared hub

03/12/19

A Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger would face many hurdles; the mini-branch will have longer hours and cater to small companies.

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Deutsche Bank's endgame nears as Commerzbank talks intensify

03/08/19

While there is no formal mandate to pursue a merger and other options are still being considered, Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing is said to have given up his resistance to doing a deal this year.

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