Strategic plans

Inside Goldman Sachs' big plans in digital consumer banking

01/29/20

The Wall Street bank aims to double consumer deposits and triple outstanding consumer loans in five years. A checking account is slated for 2021, and more cobranded credit cards could be coming.

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Sallie Mae's foray into personal loans proves short-lived

01/24/20

The company best known for student lending expanded into personal lending less than two years ago. Now it says it is refocusing on core strategic priorities.

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Goldman goes transparent; Banks up to the challenge

01/07/20

Goldman Sachs plans to offer details into its workings to boost its stock value; while challenger banks are prospering, traditional banks still rule the roost.

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JPM prepping for zero rates; N.J. to pressure banks on guns

09/11/19

Dimon doesn’t expect it to happen, but the bank is getting ready just in case; the state will require banks to disclose their relationship with gun sellers.

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GreenSky exploring potential sale after earnings disappoint

08/06/19

The Atlanta fintech, whose shares have plummeted since it went public last year, also said it will stop providing financial guidance to its investors.

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What sets industry's top performers apart

06/05/19

The most profitable banks in American Banker’s annual rankings frequently produce year after year. That success requires rigorous budgeting and planning, timely analysis and more.

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Moynihan's call for unity, CFPB payday revamp, Morgan Stanley's AI strategy: Top stories of the week

04/05/19

'There is no division in our industry': BofA's Moynihan says; why CFPB's payday revamp is an even bigger deal than you think; Morgan Stanley's new data strategy for higher quality AI; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Alarm bells for CRE lenders after Bank OZK's bad quarter

10/19/18

The company is facing criticism after a big chargeoff on two properties, showing that investors have little patience when a risky business model shows signs of distress.

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JPMorgan to open 50 branches, hire 300 staff in Philadelphia region

09/24/18

It will also invest in mortgage and small-business lending and in neighborhood revitalization efforts there. The moves are part of a nationwide expansion by the largest U.S. bank.

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JPMorgan denies report it's considering Deutsche Bank stake

07/06/18

JPMorgan Chase denied a report in the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche that it's interested in acquiring a stake in Deutsche Bank, after the lender's share price slumped.

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