Morning scan

Danske Bank CEO resigns; Visa, Mastercard offer to settle with retailers

09/19/18

The Danish bank found more than $200 billion of suspicious deals at its Estonian branch; merchants can opt out of the deal as another case on network rules continues.

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More changes at Goldman; SunTrust outage continues

09/18/18

Goldman's lending and deposit-taking division gets a new chief, while its EMEA head take's responsibility for Goldman's business outside North America; SunTrust's website and mobile app down for second day.

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Lake a contender at JPM; U.S. probes Danish bank

09/17/18

Marianne Lake could be JPM’s eventual choice to succeed Dimon; three agencies investigating money laundering allegations against Danske Bank.

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Solomon forms his team; AIG not dazzling investors

09/14/18

Goldman’s next CEO names a new president and replaces the CFO; insurance giant shares remain at a 25% discount to book value.

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In praise of Gerspach; Equifax’s other concern

09/13/18

Bullish update by the accomplished Citi CFO boosts shares; credit bureau may have been distracted by prior incident.

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Bad day for cryptocurrency, Goldman

09/12/18

Court gives securities regulators a victory on initial coin offerings; bank’s stock suffers its longest losing streak.

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Citi to launch crypto vehicle; ING finance chief resigns

09/11/18

The "digital asset receipt," similar to ETFs and ATRs, aims to expedite investing in cybercurrencies; CFO is taking the hit for the Dutch bank's lax anti-money laundering controls.

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Can another meltdown happen?; Deutsche Bank loses a big investor

09/10/18

The financial press ponders how a replay of the 2008 crisis can be avoided; losing HNA's 7.6% stake may be a blessing in disguise, but DB's funding costs remain a worry.

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CFPB defends its toughness; Freedom Mortgage's rapid rise

09/07/18

Agency’s first supervisory report under Mulvaney finds little change; the nonbank lender surpasses Citigroup and Bank of America in home loans.

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FBI, OCC probe Amex; Former research chief sues New York Fed

09/06/18

The agencies are looking into firm's forex pricing; the Fed is accused of stalling on a novel banking idea.

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