Equifax interim CEO pleads ignorance; All’s well for bitcoin
Barros has no answer for Senate committee on encryption; a bitcoin network split won’t happen … for now. ... Read full article
Barros has no answer for Senate committee on encryption; a bitcoin network split won’t happen … for now. ... Read full article
The Fed’s new chief bank regulator wants to change “the tenor of supervision”; Ron O’Hanley, who was named president this week, will also take over as CEO by the end of 2018. ... Read full article
New York Fed chief cautions against taking “meat cleaver” to Dodd-Frank; Stephanie Cohen, one of the highest-ranking women at the bank, will try finding new sources of revenue. ... Read full article
William Dudley is leaving before his term is up; esoteric bank security pays off big. ... Read full article
The proposed 20% corporate tax rate would benefit banks more than other industries; online lenders made nearly a third of new personal loans in the first half. ... Read full article
Rule that would have made it easier for banks to be sued is repealed; a survey says the technology isn’t a priority for bank CIOs. ... Read full article
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says he won’t seek reelection next year; CME Group hopes to launch a contract by yearend. ... Read full article
Big banks have raised deposit rates faster than regionals in order to retain depositors; India’s largest payment app wants to expand. ... Read full article
President Trump is expected to announce his Fed chair nominee this week; three deals earned JPM's boss almost $100 million. ... Read full article
Small banks targeted a handful of GOP senators; bank may lose more than $450 million, mainly due to its Puerto Rico auto finance unit. ... Read full article
German bank says the $220 million settlement closes the book on its Libor-related misdeeds; reopening mandatory arbitration could backfire on banks. ... Read full article
Pence breaks tie to overturn rule prohibiting mandatory arbitration; depositors receiving higher rates in effort to retain them. ... Read full article
Treasury contests agency’s claims that ban on mandatory arbitration benefits consumers; former head of FX trading used client information to profit the bank. ... Read full article
Bank fires four forex traders, while the OCC slams its auto lending practices; United wants to renegotiate its co-branded credit card agreement with JPM. ... Read full article
Payments company reports double-digit increases in both profit and revenue; card company faces intense competition. ... Read full article
Chenault to leave credit card giant helm after 16 years, vice chairman will take his place; Brett Redfearn named the agency’s director of trading and markets. ... Read full article
Quarterly earnings at big five banks could have been worse; Chase to buy WePay, which helps online marketplaces and crowdfunding websites process payments. ... Read full article
Supreme Court will hear challenge to card company’s anti-steering rules; Anthony Alexis has been in the role for most of the agency’s six years of existence. ... Read full article
JPM chief says digital currency “has no actual value,” but likes the blockchain technology behind it; lender will wait until “the time is right” before re-applying. ... Read full article
The ratings agency said its systems were not compromised, but it is taking precautions on reports of an attempted hack; new MIT-backed comapny to rate financial firms on vulnerability to financial crime. ... Read full article