Morning scan

Ocwen takes another hit; U.S. Bancorp joins card fight

04/21/17

Stock plunges more than 50% after CFPB, states sue subprime loan servicer for allegedly abusing customers; regional bank looks to underprice Amex and JPMorgan's upscale credit cards.

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Amex beats estimates; OCC blames itself on Wells

04/20/17

The card company reported flat billed business following two down quarters despite loss of Costco co-branded business; bank regulator faults its examiners for ignoring Wells Fargo problems as far back as 2010.

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Goldman disappoints; Big day for digital wallets

04/19/17

The bank's first-quarter results take some of the steam out of the Trump bank rally; Mastercard to put Masterpass on Facebook Messenger while PayPal reaches deal with Android Pay.

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Synovus to buy Cabela’s deposits; Quarles eyed as Fed vice chair

04/18/17

Bank earns $75 million for saving Bass Pro Shops's acquisition of rival outdoor retailer; Trump to name Randal Quarles as Fed's vice chairman for bank supervision.

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NSA hacks into SWIFT; Wells board faces the voters

04/17/17

Hacker group Shadow Brokers says U.S. intel agency compromised parts of the global banking system; bank's directors gear up for tough election at annual meeting.

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Earnings season opens; Berkshire trims Wells stake

04/13/17

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup report first quarter earnings; Warren Buffett's company sells shares to stay under 10% ownership but is likely to support directors at annual meeting.

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Barclays fallout; will bitcoin ever catch on?

04/12/17

The financial press looks at possible ramifications from Jes Staley's attempt to unmask a whistleblower at the British bank; why has the digital currency failed to live up to eight years of hype?

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More Wells Fargo clawbacks; blockchain hype tempered

04/11/17

Directors take back $75 million more from two former executives and release scathing report on bank's fake accounts scandal; UBS executive sees decade-long wait for transformation.

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Barclays chief investigated; More pressure on Wells board

04/10/17

CEO Jes Staley is investigated by British authorities for trying to unmask a bank whistleblower and will take a pay hit; ISS is second consultant to call for voting against Wells directors.

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Cohn said to support Glass-Steagall; Lending Club founder returns

04/07/17

White House economic chief makes nice with Elizabeth Warren over resurrecting bank separation law; Renaud Laplanche launches a new company to compete with his old one.

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