Morning scan

Citi CFO to retire; Dutch bank hit with big AML fine

09/05/18

John Gerspach is scheduled to leave next March after 10 years and be succeeded by Mark Mason; ING will pay nearly $900 million for failing to stop money laundering by clients.

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Google pays Mastercard for data; Wall Street’s AG choice

09/04/18

The deal lets Google learn more about what people buy based on online ads, but raises privacy concerns; checkbooks favor Congressman Sean Maloney.

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Wells looking at gender bias claims; TD's U.S. ops drive profit

08/31/18

Women managers in the Well Fargo’s wealth management division say they are being passed up for promotions; TD Bank's U.S. retail division saw profit jump 27% in fiscal Q3.

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Game over for analyst; Deutsche not giving up

08/30/18

Former Goldman employee and an NFL player charged in insider trading scheme; Sewing says the bank’s “global ambitions are not up for debate.”

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Banks hail CRA reform; Fighting identity theft of minors

08/29/18

OCC proposal would broaden the types of loans that would count toward CRA obligations; new law helps parents freeze accounts of minors.

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Why Quarles is a no go at FSB; Employee thrashes CFPB on his way out

08/28/18

Randal Quarles was considered for Financial Stability Board chair spot; the outgoing student loan ombudsman says the agency puts lenders before consumers.

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Lending rebound fades; Wells cuts jobs in mortgage unit

08/27/18

Small and midsize banks are most at risk as commercial loan volume fails to ignite; the cutbacks are partly the result of lower origination volume.

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Kraninger nomination advances; banks line up to lend to Saudi Arabia

08/24/18

The CFPB nominee wins approval from the Senate Banking Committee by a 13-12 vote; the country is looking to borrow $11 billion after Aramco IPO is delayed.

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Layoffs at JPM; SEC rejects nine bitcoin ETFs

08/23/18

The 100 dismissals in asset management follow job cuts in other divisions; the agency cites the lack of protections against fraud and market manipulation.

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JPM breaks free; Merrill to sweep uninvested funds away from MMFs

08/22/18

Bank to offer 100 free stock or ETF trades to customers; the BofA unit will deposit uninvested client cash in banks, not money market funds.

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