Morning scan

Corporate giants try health care; Wells names top risk officer

01/31/18

JPM, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway are creating their own company; Sarah Dahlgren was formerly head of supervision at the New York Fed.

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Looking beyond Dimon; Wells taps mortgage chief

01/30/18

JPM CEO is expected to remain at the bank for another five years; Michael DeVito had been serving on an interim basis since his predecessor was fired late last year.

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Mortgage refis seen plunging; ‘jackpotting’ ATMs

01/29/18

As interest rates go up, volume expected to drop to its lowest level since 2000; thieves can make cash machines release money “like winning slot machines.”

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Taking aim at bitcoin; CFPB delays prepaid card rule

01/26/18

Several banks won’t process cybercurrency transactions while others are reviewing their policies; agency promises flexibility to lenders.

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Cryptocurrencies concern regulators; banks applaud Trump

01/25/18

SEC, CFTC heads say cyber markets “show little or no regard” for regulation; Dimon and Blankfein say president’s policies help the economy and their businesses.

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It’s official: Powell confirmed; Noto to head SoFi

01/24/18

Upper chamber approves nomination to succeed Janet Yellen; Twitter’s operations chief to take over online lender in March.

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JPM launches major expansion; AIG buys Bermuda insurer

01/23/18

Bank will add 400 branches and boost mortgage lending; the company attempts first acquisition since it nearly failed during the financial crisis.

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SoFi makes an offer; B of A fires hedge fund executive

01/22/18

Anthony Noto may be SoFi’s next CEO; manager is quietly let go following an internal investigation into alleged sexual misconduct.

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Senate's maverick move on GSEs; latest in 'As the CFPB Turns'

01/19/18

The Seante looks to forge its own path on GSE reform, breaking to the right of a plan from the FHFA; a new candidate to lead the CFPB emerges as its current director tells the Fed, "Thanks, we're good on funding."

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B of A to reward shareholders; Wells’ chief risk officer to retire

01/18/18

Bank says most of the benefits from tax reform will be used for dividends and buybacks; Michael Loughlin will stay on until his replacement is named later this year.

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