Gorman's brokerage play lifts Morgan Stanley to higher profits

10/17/17

Morgan Stanley’s net income rose 12% to $1.8 billion, or 93 cents a share, from $1.6 billion, or 81 cents, a year earlier.

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‘There’s a sense of unfairness about it’: Fed's Bullard

10/17/17

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard explains why community banks feel they were hit with unduly tough regulations after the financial crisis.

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Amex will need to convince justices that its rules help consumers

10/16/17

In a surprise move, the Supreme Court will decide whether Amex may bar merchants from steering customers to less expensive card networks. The card issuer will have to prove the consumer gain from its practices outweighs the merchant pain.

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California extends ban against Wells Fargo due to scandals

10/16/17

Wells Fargo was barred by California's treasurer from being hired for another year because of the bank's fraudulent account scandal, leaving the company largely cut off from underwriting work with one of the nation's biggest municipal-bond issuers.

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RBC's McKay has 'real concerns' with bitcoin, but 'it's not fraud'

10/16/17

Royal Bank of Canada's David McKay said he has "real concerns" about bitcoin. But unlike JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, fraud isn't one of them.

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Inside Bank of the West's eastward expansion

10/16/17

The San Francisco bank hopes to win middle-market business from its new commercial offices in Cleveland and Dallas.

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BBVA launches mobile money app

10/16/17

BBVA has launched a new mobile app that is designed to help people in the U.S. send money to friends and family in Mexico — more quickly and cheaper than traditional remittance methods.

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Democrats say OCC's Noreika may be holding job illegally

10/16/17

Six Democratic senators want the Treasury Department’s independent watchdog to investigate whether acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika is still allowed to be in that role.

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Dimon bashes bitcoin again; SoFi withdraws bank application

10/16/17

JPM chief says digital currency “has no actual value,” but likes the blockchain technology behind it; lender will wait until “the time is right” before re-applying.

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Loan growth offsets fee-income drop at First Horizon

10/14/17

The Tennessee company reported 6% growth in loans, which included strong C&I and CRE grains. However, revenue shrank thanks partly to a steep falloff in fixed-income fees.

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