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The move to largely ignore inflation overshoots is likely to mean low interest rates for years to come; Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are underwriting the big Hong Kong portion.
August 28 -
The combined Broadway Federal and City First Bank will have more than $1 billion in assets; the country's cyber capabilities have become "dangerously sophisticated."
August 27 -
Fannie and Freddie’s regulator said it will delay imposing the 0.5% fee until December 1; JPMorgan Chase is also making a strategic investment in buyer in the fintech, ConsenSys.
August 26 -
Ant Group is likely to be valued at more than $200 billion; investors accused the Danish bank of hiding widespread money laundering at its former Estonian branch.
August 25 -
But Fannie and Freddie’s regulator isn’t willing to cancel the 0.5% levy outright; how banks respond to the pandemic is crucial to their long-term survival.
August 24 -
The number of originators has shrunk during the pandemic, while portfolio lenders have gotten more picky; scams against consumers jumped by two-thirds during the first half, Barclays says.
August 21 -
More stimulus is required to prevent a longer and deeper downturn, the latest meeting minutes say; the Canadian bank settled with the DOJ and CFTC over metals market manipulation.
August 20 -
Fannie and Freddie's 0.5% mortgage refi fee might not be the last one as they seek to build capital; a federal judge agrees to freeze money the bank mistakenly paid to lenders.
August 19 -
The bank is suing lenders to return $900 million they were mistakenly paid last week; the deal will put the credit card company in the online small-business lending market.
August 18 -
The company sold major stakes in Wells, JPMorgan, Goldman and others but increased its BofA holding; Shundrawn Thomas says the asset management business needs more Black and Latino representation at the top.
August 17 -
The 50-basis-point charge drew an immediate backlash from mortgage lenders; Mike Roemer is leaving after two years on the job and will be replaced by Paula Dominick of Credit Suisse Americas.
August 14 -
The card account, which has about $3 billion in outstandings, has about a year to run with Capital One; Boston Fed chief says recent virus outbreaks threaten economic rebound.
August 13 -
Dhivya Suryadevara will help the online payments company as it expands globally; the CEO has kept the bank moving forward during the pandemic while competitors have faltered.
August 12 -
The FT makes the case for a combination of some of Europe’s worst-performing banks; the privacy watchdog is investigating charges that Barclays is tracking its employees too closely.
August 11 -
Debt outstanding and loan delinquencies were already at or near record levels before the pandemic hit; the trend toward greater oligopoly has competition watchers worried.
August 10 -
The firm’s software helps automate digital home loan closings; the OCC said the bank failed to implement adequate risk processes before it transferred its customer data to the public cloud.
August 7 -
The big mortgage lender now expects to raise only $1.8 billion after originally setting a goal of $3.3 billion; the bill would make reducing racial inequality an official part of the Fed’s mission.
August 6 -
While borrowers seek the lowest interest rates ever, lenders have made it harder for some to access them; former JPMorgan Chase executive will serve as chair of First Women’s Bank.
August 5 -
The bank is siding with its biggest investor, the German government, over its second largest holder, which wants big cost cuts; the EIDL has had to reduce loan sizes to meet huge demand.
August 4 -
Government stimulus programs are buoying consumers hurt by the coronavirus shutdown; the bank has been forced to sell loans to stay within the Fed-imposed $1.95 trillion asset cap.
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