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In another sign of state officials trying to outdo the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, governors in California and New York want greater authority to license and oversee the debt collection industry. ... Read full article

A tough fourth quarter seemed to foreshadow challenges in the year ahead for the nation’s fifth-largest bank. ... Read full article

The New York bank said Wednesday that its first-ever credit card has brought in nearly $2 billion of loans in less than six months. ... Read full article

The Supreme Court appointed Paul Clement to represent the agency after the bureau’s current director questioned its constitutionality. ... Read full article

A smiling President Donald Trump thanked some of the biggest U.S. companies for about 10 minutes on Wednesday at the White House, where he was celebrating his trade deal with China. When it came to JPMorgan Chase, he asked for reciprocation. ... Read full article

In the year since it voluntarily disclosed its own data, Citigroup has shown an improvement in its median pay for female and minority employees, the firm said Wednesday. ... Read full article

Brian Moynihan said banks must be mindful of pricing and risk as they contend with lower yields on loans and securities. ... Read full article

Wells was ordered to pay USAA $102.8 million for infringing on its mobile deposit patents. It follows a separate lawsuit loss in November also related to patents. ... Read full article

CEO William Demchak said the bank has witnessed "a lot of mischief" among customers who open checking accounts to collect bonuses and then never use the accounts again. ... Read full article

JPM, Citi shrug off low rates as strong economy propels profits; digital currencies start year with gains as optimism about its future grows. ... Read full article

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s comeback quarter for trading was marred by a $1.09 billion legal charge as the firm gets closer to a settlement of the 1MDB scandal. ... Read full article

Bank of America Corp.’s traders bounced back with their peers. ... Read full article

The Atlanta Fed offers ways rural institutions can keep and nurture talent while pooling resources with their peers to excel in a challenging environment. ... Read full article

The banking giant is counting on continued growth in cards, deposits and digital accounts to drive returns higher in 2020. ... Read full article

The Charlie Scharf era began with the company's lowest quarterly net income in more than nine years. Culprits included falling revenue, rising salaries and yet more financial fallout from the bank's sales scandal. ... Read full article

The country's biggest bank is leaning more on fee income to offset rate pressures, expanding in selected U.S. cities and laying the groundwork for operations in China that CEO Jamie Dimon hopes will endure “for 100 years.” ... Read full article

As the regulatory agencies have struggled to reach a consensus, a proposal championed by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has divided lawmakers and been assailed by community groups. ... Read full article

The bank is investing in a new authentication platform because password-based security systems have too many weaknesses, says Juan Francisco Losa, BBVA’s global head of security architecture. ... Read full article