News Topic: Morning scan

Budget proposal would slice agency’s spending while limiting its enforcement activities; the bank could lose its U.K. banking license if it fails to refute fraud charges. ... Read full article

Bank makes errors in refund program; credit bureau now says tax IDs, email addresses and driver’s license were compromised in last year’s hack. ... Read full article

Analysts are wondering what the big Japanese technology fund plans to do with its proposed stake in Swiss Re; the insurer takes a onetime $6.7 billion loss due to tax reform. ... Read full article

S&P lowers the bank’s rating to A-minus following Federal Reserve sanctions on growth; 13 are arrested after alleging defrauding banks of $530 million over seven years. ... Read full article

The SEC and CFTC ask Congress to expand federal oversight of cryptocurrency trading; the recent wild swings in financial markets may boost first quarter trading revenue. ... Read full article

Shares drop nearly twice as much as other bank stocks and the broader market; agency denies it’s looking to end the investigation into last year’s data breach. ... Read full article

The bank’s assets are capped at their current level of $1.95 trillion; Citi, JPM and B of A will no longer allow bitcoin purchases on their credit cards. ... Read full article

Banks will have to show they can withstand “severely adverse” conditions; the office will be under the direct control of acting director Mick Mulvaney. ... Read full article

Appeals court says single director is constitutional; the CFTC is rethinking policies because of bitcoin. ... Read full article

JPM, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway are creating their own company; Sarah Dahlgren was formerly head of supervision at the New York Fed. ... Read full article

JPM CEO is expected to remain at the bank for another five years; Michael DeVito had been serving on an interim basis since his predecessor was fired late last year. ... Read full article

As interest rates go up, volume expected to drop to its lowest level since 2000; thieves can make cash machines release money “like winning slot machines.” ... Read full article

Several banks won’t process cybercurrency transactions while others are reviewing their policies; agency promises flexibility to lenders. ... Read full article

SEC, CFTC heads say cyber markets “show little or no regard” for regulation; Dimon and Blankfein say president’s policies help the economy and their businesses. ... Read full article

Upper chamber approves nomination to succeed Janet Yellen; Twitter’s operations chief to take over online lender in March. ... Read full article

Bank will add 400 branches and boost mortgage lending; the company attempts first acquisition since it nearly failed during the financial crisis. ... Read full article

Anthony Noto may be SoFi’s next CEO; manager is quietly let go following an internal investigation into alleged sexual misconduct. ... Read full article

The Seante looks to forge its own path on GSE reform, breaking to the right of a plan from the FHFA; a new candidate to lead the CFPB emerges as its current director tells the Fed, "Thanks, we're good on funding." ... Read full article