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Earnings News: Citigroup Inc (C) Q4 Profit Plunges 86%, Bank of America Corp (BAC) EPS Misses
Citigroup and BofA shares dropped Thursday after profits missed estimates, signaling a lackluster earnings season for the banking sector.
UK, US, Swiss Close In On Forex Settlement With Top Banks
It would be the first settlement over allegations of misconduct in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.
US Regulators To Join UK In Forex Fines For Banks
The UK deal is with six banks that could reach a combined total of roughly 1.5 billion pounds.
Bank of America Corp (BAC) Stock Price Dips After Slashing Q3 Earnings On Forex Legal Charges
Bank of America is the latest bank to cut its third-quarter profit, citing litigation expenses related to its foreign exchange business.
Hong Kong Murder: Merrill Lynch Employee Arrested Over Killing Of Two Women
The arrested man is a British national who works for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Asian financial hub.
Schwab To Offer Free 'Robo-Advice'
The program will create portfolios of exchange-traded funds managed by Schwab and other providers.
Morgan Stanley Earnings Nearly Double In Third Quarter
The financial services giant handily beat analysts' expectations for Q3.
JPMorgan Posts Profit As Legal Costs Ease
JPMorgan had missed market expectations in three of the four preceding quarters.
Bank Of America To Pay $7.7M SEC Fine For 2009 Accounting Error
The problem carried over for the past five years.
Will Apple Pay Earn Oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
Georgetown law professor Adam Levitin explains how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could regulate Apple's new pay platform.
Bank Of America Settlement To Cost Taxpayers $4B In Lost Tax Revenue, Taxpayer Watchdog Says
The Justice Department settlement with Bank of America failed to forbid BofA from deducting portions on its income tax, U.S. PIRG charges.
Goldman Sachs To Shell Out $3.15B In Settlement Over Mortgage Bonds
The settlement is valued at $1.2 billion after deducting the current estimated value of the low-quality securities.
Bank Of America Settlement: $16.65B Resolution Of Bad Mortgages Add To Long Line Of Pricey Payouts
Bank of America Corp. agreed to a $16.65 billion settlement with the SEC Thursday.
Who Is Angelo Mozilo? Former Countrywide Exec To Face Civil Case Amid Bank Of America Settlement
After Thursday's $16.65 billion Bank of America settlement, prosecutors are now set to pursue the disgraced Countrywide Financial co-founder.
Mortgage Crisis Settlement: Bank Of America To Pay $16.5B, Largest Single-Company Settlement Ever With The SEC
“Bank of America failed to make accurate and complete disclosure to investors, and its illegal conduct kept investors in the dark."
Bank Of America In $16.5 Billion Deal With US Over Mortgage Bonds: Source
The bank has been hammering out the final details of the record-breaking accord with the U.S. Justice Department and is expected to pay about $9 billion in cash and the rest in assistance to homeowners.
BofA Said To Be Near $16B Deal With US Over Mortgage Bonds
The bank has reportedly agreed to pay about $9 billion in cash and the rest in assistance to struggling homeowners.
BofA Said To Be Near $16 Billion Deal With US Over Mortgage Bonds
The bank has agreed to pay about $9 billion in cash and the rest in assistance to struggling homeowners, said someone familiar with the matter.
Bank Of America (BAC) Judge Jed Rakoff Known For Outspoken Criticism Of Banks And Regulators
“Doesn't the SEC have an interest in what the truth is?”
Bank Of America Fined $1.27B For Countrywide Fraud
The major bank was convicted of defrauding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the mortgage collapse.
Citi Agrees To Pay $7 Billion To Settle Securities Investigation
The settlement figure was more that twice what many analysts expected earlier this year.
Citi, U.S. $7 Billion Settlement Announcement Expected Monday
Citigroup agreed to pay $7 billion to resolve a U.S. government investigation into shoddy mortgage-backed securities the bank sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis in a settlement set to be announced on Monday, sources said.
Citigroup May Pay $7B To Resolve US Mortgage Probes: Reuters
A majority of the settlement is expected to be in cash, but the figure also includes several billion dollars in help to struggling borrowers.
Bank Cuts May Force Immigrants To Pay More to Send Remittances
Under greater pressure from regulators, U.S. banks offer immigrants fewer options to transfer remittances.
Bank Of America To Cut 540 Jobs At Charlotte Legacy Assets Unit
The job cuts would affect about 60 percent of employees at the unit's Charlotte, North Carolina, office.
Bank Of America CEO Seeks Meeting With Attorney General To Break Logjam Over Multibillion Mortgage Settlement
The Justice Department hasn't responded to Bank of America’s request.
Sprint Closer To $40B-Plus T-Mobile Deal Financing: Reuters
The debt package exceeds $40 billion and includes a bridge loan of roughly $20 billion from Japan's Softbank Corp to Sprint.
US To Sue Citigroup Over Faulty Mortgage Bonds: Sources
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue Citigroup Inc. on charges that the bank defrauded investors on billions of dollars worth of mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, sources said.
US Using JPMorgan Penalty To Quicken Cases Against Other Banks
The U.S. Justice Department is spending some of the $13 billion JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay to settle claims stemming from mortgage misdeeds to quicken similar punishments against other lenders, according to people familiar with the matter, according to Reuters in an exclusive report.
Judge Considers Dismissing US Department of Justice Fraud Case Against Bank Of America
"DOJ may not have the evidence to try this as a fraud case," U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn said.