Goldman Sachs

AIG may shed its SIFI tag; Equifax CEO to testify before Senate

09/22/17

The Financial Stability Oversight Council meets Friday to discuss removing the label from the now shrunken insurer; Senate Banking Committee to hear Richard Smith on October 4.

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Cagney leaves SoFi; Equifax lobbied for breaks before breach

09/12/17

Online lender’s co-founder says “negative press” from lawsuits has become a “distraction”; company sought lighter regulation and limited legal liability for credit bureaus.

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Goldman Sachs is waiting by the phone for your call

09/06/17

The Wall Street giant on Wednesday played up its customer service skills, saying that representatives of its Marcus personal-loan unit answer calls within 10 seconds.

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A solid Q2 for banks; Goldman targets Volcker rule

08/23/17

Bank earnings rose nearly 11% in the second quarter, according to the FDIC; Goldman lobbying to kill or weaken the rule to boost its bond trading performance.

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Hackers target digital currency buffs; JPM’s beneficence

08/22/17

Hackers are stealing enthusiasts’ phone numbers, then changing the passwords to clean out their financial accounts; bank makes pledge to human rights groups.

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Money laundering risk rises; bias charge at Goldman

08/17/17

Basel Institute says enforcement is the problem; wealth advisor says bank steered clients away from her to white colleagues and blocked her promotion.

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Goldman unit takes a hit; CFPB blocks mandatory arbitration

07/19/17

The bank’s once-vaunted bond trading unit reports its second bad quarterly performance in a row; Cordray tells OCC it’s too late to stop rule prohibiting mandatory arbitration.

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BNY hires Scharf as CEO; OCC-CFPB tiff escalates

07/18/17

Former Visa CEO replaces Gerald Hassell; Acting Comptroller Noreika asks Cordray to delay rule that makes it easier for consumers to sue banks.

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Puerto Rican mortgages: Deeply distressed and suddenly in demand

07/14/17

Distressed-mortgage investors are descending on troubled Puerto Rico. What’s luring them is the opportunity to scoop up home loans and foreclosed properties for pennies on the dollar.

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Can banks band together to solve vendor risk problems?

06/27/17

Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley are backing a shared vendor risk management platform. The tough part will be agreeing on a final product.

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