Morning scan

Feds finger North Korea in hack; Deutsche's next chief?

03/23/17

The Justice Department believes that Pyongyang was behind last year's New York Fed heist; Marcus Schenck, DB's CFO and deputy CEO, may be next in line to head the big German bank.

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Relief planned for small banks; Auto lenders hit pot holes

03/22/17

Regulators want to make rules easier for small banks; auto loan defaults rise while used-car prices fall.

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Remembering David Rockefeller; Wells still reeling

03/21/17

The grandson of the oil titan and the former head of Chase Manhattan passes away at 101; Wells reports biggest drop in new account openings since the scandal.

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DOJ vs. CFPB; bitcoin vs. bitcoin

03/20/17

The Justice Department files a court brief to give the president power to remove agency director at will; feud threatens bitcoin.

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Blankfein defends 'GovSachs'; Stumpf cashes in

03/17/17

Goldman CEO tells the bank's shareholders he's proud of his employees' service record; former Wells CEO realizes $83 million in well-timed exercise of stock options.

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Wells CEO pay revealed; Wall Street bonuses rise

03/16/17

CEO Timothy Sloan earned nearly $13 million last year in base pay and stock; Wall Street bonus pool rises from 2015 but still lags the years before the crisis.

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Bidding war for MoneyGram; Trump's Treasury team

03/15/17

Euronet's offer seeks to spoil Ant Financial's January deal for money-transfer company; White House nominates six to top Treasury posts, including James Donovan as deputy secretary.

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HSBC praised; FDIC official endorses bank separation

03/14/17

Europe's largest bank gets accolades for its choice of chairman; Thomas Hoenig calls for standalone bank holding companies for "non-traditional activities."

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HSBC names new chairman; TD accused of sales abuses

03/13/17

Mark Tucker, the British bank's new chairman, will look to replace its outgoing CEO; A Canadian television network says bank employees were pressured to phony up accounts to meet sales targets.

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AIG chief quits; Wells saga continues

03/10/17

Peter Hancock resigns at insurer's board meeting following "shocking" $3 billion fourth-quarter loss; Wells reorganizes retail bank unit, demotes executives.

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