Wells Fargo

BofA, Wells Fargo sour on blockchain

03/28/19

They haven't thrown in the towel yet, but comments by top executives at the two big banks suggested that their interest in finding financial services uses for distributed ledgers is wearing very thin.

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SigFig makes digital advice the centerpiece of new platform

03/27/19

The system is designed to help banks deliver more personalized financial advice and is meant as a challenge to traditional bank technology vendors.

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Crapo presses banks to keep serving 'politically disfavored' industries

03/27/19

Letters to eight bank CEOs from the Idaho senator were a rebuttal to calls by some Democrats for financial institutions to cut ties with firearms manufacturers, prison companies and others.

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Sens. Warren, Brown call on regulators to oust Wells Fargo CEO Sloan

03/22/19

The Democrats are asking the OCC and the CFPB to use their authority to remove Tim Sloan, who became CEO in 2016.

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FIS-Worldpay's impact, OCC's Wells Fargo rebuke, lifetime banker bans: Top stories of the week

03/22/19

What the FIS-Worldpay deal means for banks; behind the OCC's public rebuke of Wells Fargo; ripple effect feared as Fed mulls lifetime bans for two bankers; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Wells Fargo shoots down report about replacing CEO Sloan

03/21/19

Wells Fargo said Chief Executive Tim Sloan has the full support of its board following a report that directors had reached out to Goldman Sachs' former chief financial officer for his job.

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Supreme Court ruling in foreclosure case is a win for lenders

03/20/19

In a unanimous ruling, the court placed new limits on the ability of consumers to sue law firms that handle foreclosures on behalf of mortgage servicers.

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World's top banks increased fossil-fuel financing in 2018

03/20/19

U.S. banks accounted for nearly 40% of the financing worldwide to such firms, according to a report by Rainforest Action Network.

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Fed chief hints Wells Fargo's regulatory issues are far from over

03/20/19

Speaking at a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the bank’s risk management failures have required a dramatic overhaul of its processes.

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HSBC plans global banking overhaul; Merkel to sit out merger talks

03/20/19

The bank aims to revitalize with internal promotions; German chancellor will let the country’s two biggest banks work things out themselves.

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