Morning scan

Earnings season opens; Democrats hit CFPB salaries

04/13/18

JPM, PNC, Citi and Wells kick off reporting; Senate banking panel members want to know why so many agency staffers are paid so much.

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Mulvaney backs group-run CFPB; another capital relief plan

04/12/18

Acting director wants agency run by a bipartisan body, not a lone director; Fed and OCC push for relaxing the supplementary leverage ratio at the biggest banks.

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Fed proposes simpler big bank regs; CFPB to tackle unfair lending

04/11/18

Proposal would lower capital requirements for some, raise them for others; Mulvaney says enforcement division will continue to police lending discrimination.

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CFPB plans big Wells fine; New CEO, same problems for Deutsche

04/10/18

A $1 billion penalty being bandied about; Deutsche’s problems may be too big to eradicate.

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Deutsche ousts CEO; Banks battle for retail deposits

04/09/18

Retail banking chief Christian Sewing will become CEO immediately; higher deposit rates could trim lending margins as banks head into earnings season.

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State AGs look to fill CFPB void; Dimon's glass-half-full on JPM

04/06/18

Several states have created their own operations aimed at shoring up what they see as oversight holes created by the CFPB; JPMorgan CEO’s annual letter (47 pages, this one) runs the gamut.

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Mulvaney responds to Warren; Deutsche’s investment

04/05/18

CFPB acting director uses the senator’s own words against her; Wall Street veteran’s addition shows the German bank is committed to U.S. investment banking.

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Reacting to Williams’ appointment; Treasury seeks CRA changes

04/04/18

The San Francisco Fed chief, an economist, is seen as a complement to Fed chair Powell; the proposal would make it easier for banks to comply with the law.

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CFPB revamp assailed; Walmart expands money transfers

04/03/18

The agency would be subject to congressional and White House oversight; American customers will be able to send money to 200 countries.

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Bank disrupters growing; Hackers hit two big luxury stores

04/02/18

Fintech firms likely to take a third of traditional bank revenues by 2025, Citigroup report says; Saks, Lord & Taylor say five million card accounts were accessed.

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