Morning scan

FHA to tighten mortgage standards; The man who can make or break a credit card

03/25/19

Agency concerned about the number of "risky" mortgages being approved; Brian Kelly, who runs The Points Guy website, can determine if a card succeeds or fails.

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How technology could close gender gap; bank stocks drop

03/22/19

Shift toward computerized, quantitative trading helps women advance; big bank stocks are on a pace for their worst week since December.

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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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Goldman’s diversity push; bitcoin futures expire

03/19/19

The bank is tying manager pay to inclusive hiring; Cboe Global Markets to stop trading bitcoin futures.

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FIS buys Worldpay; Is it time for resurgence of community banks?

03/18/19

The $35 billion deal could create "a global payments giant"; with the number of community banks dropping as low as 5,477, it may be time for new ones.

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Goldman’s layoffs; Moynihan talks digital banking

03/15/19

The 65 people laid off in late February is only the beginning, report says; Bank of America CEO also tackles mortgages, the economy and gender issues.

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Fintechs look to Mexico for growth; Amex’s next hurdle

03/14/19

Fintech investors, including Goldman Sachs, see opportunity in Mexico; firm’s growth in lending could be a problem if economy goes south.

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Wells Fargo rebuked; Goldman to open fund to outsiders

03/13/19

The OCC says it is “disappointed” with the bank as CEO Tim Sloan gets lambasted on Capitol Hill; Goldman Sachs is letting private investors participate in its in-house special-situations unit.

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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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