Wells Fargo

Four big banks throw weight behind climate finance center

07/09/20

The new Center for Climate-Aligned Finance will help financial institutions navigate the various challenges involved in the shift to renewable energy — as lenders, power consumers and corporate citizens. Its backers include JPMorgan and Bank of America.

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Here’s where Wells Fargo is donating its $400M in PPP fees

07/09/20

The company has established a fund that will provide capital, technical assistance and long-term recovery support to small businesses, especially minority-owned companies. The other megabanks are expected to donate their fees, also.

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Inside Goldman’s new corporate banking portal

07/08/20

The Wall Street firm is jumping into a market dominated by a handful of big U.S. banks, betting that superior technology can lure companies with complex cash-management needs.

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Wells Fargo hits brakes on student loans with schools disrupted

07/02/20

Wells Fargo is pulling back from student lending as the surge in coronavirus cases threatens to further disrupt higher education and the broader U.S. economy.

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The high court's CFPB ruling; Wells to cut dividend in Q2

06/30/20

Supreme Court says the president has the power to remove the director at will; the bank is the only one of the six largest U.S. banks to say they will cut their dividend next quarter.

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Wells customers phished, Fed caps dividends, Citi’s new ops chief: Top stories of the week

06/26/20

Wells Fargo customers targeted with phishing attacks using calendar invites; Fed freezes stock buybacks, caps dividends after stress test results; Citigroup names Titi Cole its head of global operations and fraud prevention.

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Citi names Titi Cole to senior post in global consumer bank

06/25/20

Titi Cole was recruited away from Wells Fargo to join Citi as head of global operations and fraud prevention. She’ll report to Jane Fraser, the CEO of global consumer banking.

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Mastercard makes open banking move; Cross River Bank shines in PPP lending

06/24/20

The payments company is buying Finicity, which powers platforms for Rocket Mortgage and others; the small N.J.-based lender to fintechs is the fourth largest PPP provider.

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Banking with purpose: A new social contract

06/23/20

The pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests have changed the way banks interact with their customers, communities and employees. Here's how.

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NCUA’s new low-income definition will benefit military, not credit unions

06/23/20

Bankers’ criticism that the expanded designation would bolster the largest credit unions is misguided.

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