Morning scan

Wells CEO reassures investors; What’s Ant really worth?

02/14/18

Timothy Sloan says Federal Reserve sanctions won’t affect the bank’s stress test submission; not everyone believes the mobile-payment system is worth $100 billion.:

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CFPB may get remake; Charges threaten Barclays license

02/13/18

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.

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Wells mess continues; Equifax details stolen data

02/12/18

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.

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What’s SoftBank up to?; AIG’s bad earnings

02/09/18

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.

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More Wells woes; DOJ busts identity thieves

02/08/18

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.

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Regulators ask for cyber help; volatility may be good for banks

02/07/18

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.

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Wells’ stock plunges; Is CFPB backing off on Equifax probe?

02/06/18

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.

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Fed sanctions Wells Fargo; bitcoin ban builds

02/05/18

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.

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Fed toughens bank stress tests; CFPB shuffles fair lending unit

02/02/18

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

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Court upholds CFPB structure; Harder look at bitcoin

02/01/18

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

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