JPMorgan Chase

Chase Bank hit with downgrade over jumbo mortgage underwriting, fintech gaps

08/24/18

Moody's Investors Service downgraded JPMorgan Chase's prime jumbo mortgage originator assessment to its second-highest rating, citing the bank's growing reliance on correspondents with delegated underwriting authority and shortcomings in its technology infrastructure.

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Jamie Dimon, Tim Cook among CEOs fearing 'harm' from Trump immigration policy

08/23/18

Dozens of top U.S. business leaders including JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, Apple's Tim Cook and Pepsico's Indra Nooyi signed a letter expressing "serious concerns" about the Trump administration's immigration policy changes and their potential to undermine economic growth.

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Nonprofit for at-risk kids is helping banks solve cyber talent shortage

08/23/18

BNY Mellon, JPMorgan and Bank of America are recruiting interns from Year Up, many of whom lack college degrees but are trained in high-demand fields such as cybersecurity and anti-money-laundering.

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JPMorgan, Citi decry Russian plan to limit funds held abroad

08/22/18

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are among foreign lenders protesting a Russian central bank plan that would drastically reduce their ability to move funds from local units to their parent companies outside of Russia.

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JPMorgan hires BofA exec to lead midsize business banking in Calif.

08/20/18

In a newly created role, Tony Sciarrino will oversee middle-market bankers in more than a dozen offices across California.

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JPMorgan ETFs take off; Goldman’s scapegoat?

08/10/18

The funds have brought in record amounts thanks to lowered fees and more salespeople; ex-Goldman managing director says in suit he was blamed for trades.

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JPMorgan funds fintech effort for India's poorest

08/09/18

The bank's $7 million over four years toward the initiative is its largest overseas philanthropic commitment.

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Banks explore a safe deposit box for cryptocurrencies

08/08/18

They are disinclined to talk about it much yet, but the big three trust banks as well as JPMorgan and Goldman are said to be mulling custody services that would help shield wealthy bitcoin investors from theft. Here are the selling points and the risks.

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Banks earning less from overdrafts, but critics still find fault

08/07/18

There’s much for banks to like — and for consumer advocates to dislike — in a report on the industry's overdraft policies released Tuesday by the Center for Responsible Lending.

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Banks extend diversity demands to their law firms

08/07/18

JPMorgan Chase, SunTrust and PNC are pressuring outside counsel to get more women and minority lawyers to represent them in court even at the risk of alienating the big, traditional law firms that they have done business with for years.

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