Banks
A ‘shakeout’ among mortgage lenders is coming, according to CEO of bank that left the business
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banks and other mortgage providers have been battered by plunging demand for loans this year, a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Some firms will be forced to exit […]
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Goldman Sachs, bank behind the Apple Card, says regulators are investigating its credit card practices
Goldman Sachs CEO David Michael Solomon attends a discussion on “Women Entrepreneurs Through Finance and Markets” at the World Bank on October 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Goldman Sachs said that its credit-card business is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a range of billing […]
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Visa suspends card payments for ad purchases on PornHub and MindGeek amid controversy
Al Kelly Mark Neuling | CNBC Visa is suspending card payments for advertising on Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek after a lawsuit stoked the controversy that the payments giant could be facilitating child pornography. A federal judge in California on Friday denied Visa’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman who accuses the […]
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Job cuts and smaller bonuses loom for Wall Street bankers amid deals slowdown, consultant says
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange on May 12, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Investment bankers hit with a collapse in equity and debt issuance this year are in line for bonuses that are up to 50% smaller than 2021 — and they are […]
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Southeast Asia’s largest bank says wealth management, capital markets business face challenges
DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta said the bank’s wealth management and capital markets businesses continue to see “headwinds,” despite the bank reporting robust second-quarter earnings. “Business momentum is a bit mixed. Our corporate lending activities are actually doing quite well. And so the balance sheets continue to grow,” Gupta told CNBC’s “Capital Connection” following the […]
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Credit Suisse hit with stock and credit downgrades after earnings plunge
Speculation has emerged in recent months that Credit Suisse may be considering a capital raise. Thi My Lien Nguyen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Credit Suisse shares slipped on Wednesday after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to “sell” following credit rating downgrades from Moody’s and S&P. The embattled Swiss lender’s shares were down slightly by […]
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The death of easy money: Why 20% annual returns are over in crypto lending
PARIS — Celsius and Voyager Digital were once two of the biggest names in the crypto lending space, because they offered retail investors outrageous annual returns, sometimes approaching 20%. Now, both are bankrupt, as a crash in token prices — coupled with an erosion of liquidity following a series of rate hikes by the Federal […]
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PayPal veteran Jim Magats is named CEO of MX, the startup that connects banks and fintech players
Jim Magats, former PayPal executive who is being named CEO of the startup MX Photo: Tom Cook MX, the startup competing against Plaid to help connect financial institutions and fintech players, is naming PayPal executive Jim Magats its new CEO, CNBC has learned. Magats, a nearly two-decade PayPal veteran who was most recently senior vice […]
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JPMorgan hires scientist Charles Lim to help protect financial system from quantum-supremacy threat
Dr. Charles Lim, Global Head of Quantum Communications and Cryptography, JP Morgan Chase Courtesy: JP Morgan Chase JPMorgan Chase has hired a Singapore-based quantum-computing expert to be the bank’s global head for quantum communications and cryptography, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. Charles Lim, an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, will […]
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JPMorgan analysts say buy Regions and PNC as markets wrestle with recession fears
Big U.S. banks have begun to reap the rewards of higher interest rates as the Federal Reserve combats inflation with a series of hikes, as evidenced by second-quarter results earlier this month. Thanks to higher rates and good loan growth, banks posted a 9% surge in second-quarter net interest income on a quarterly basis. This […]
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