JPMorgan in U.S-Russia sanctions war after overseas court orders $440M seized from bank

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A Russian court sided with state-run lender VTB Bank in its efforts to recoup … Read more

Jamie Dimon says AI may be as impactful on humanity as printing press, electricity and computers

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jamie Dimon, the veteran CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, said he was convinced … Read more

Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell fist bumps Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin after a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2020. Greg Nash | Reuters The $1 billion-plus injection that New York Community Bank announced … Read more

Some NYCB deposits may be at risk after another Moody’s downgrade

A sign is pictured above a branch of the New York Community Bank in Yonkers, New York, U.S., January 31, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters Regional lender New York Community Bank may have to pay more to retain deposits after one of the company’s key ratings was slashed for the second time in a month. Late … Read more

Jamie Dimon on Capital One Discover deal: ‘Let them compete’

Jamie Dimon, President & CEO,Chairman & CEO JPMorgan Chase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon isn’t worried about the added competition from a bulked-up Capital One if its $35.3 billion takeover of Discover … Read more

Capital One Discover acquisition has $1.4 billion breakup fee for another buyer

Capital One headquarters in McLean, Virginia on February 20, 2024.  Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Capital One‘s blockbuster takeover proposal for Discover Financial includes a $1.38 billion breakup fee if Discover decides to go with another buyer, but no such fee if U.S. regulators kill the deal, people with knowledge of the matter … Read more

Affirm buy now pay later vendor discusses loans, delinquencies

A young man holds a credit card and uses a laptop for online shopping. Diy13 | Istock | Getty Images Americans shopping online after midnight often make riskier transactions and are more likely to default on their loans, according to Affirm Chief Financial Officer Michael Linford. The fintech firm uses the hour a consumer attempts … Read more

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo cut overdraft revenue to $2 billion in 2023

Pedestrians pass a JPMorgan Chase bank branch in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The three biggest American retail banks collected 25% less overdraft revenue last year as the companies, under pressure from regulators to cap the fees, created new ways for customers to avoid the penalties. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and … Read more

NYCB reignites banking industry, commercial real estate fears

The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.  Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled lender New York Community Bank disclosed a litany of financial metrics in the past 24 hours in a bid to soothe skittish investors. But one of the most crucial resources … Read more

Goldman Sachs-backed electricity firm to reach more Americans’ homes

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Goldman Sachs abandoned an ill-fated push into consumer banking in late 2022, but an investment in a Texas energy retailer means its reach into American homes is about to grow. Rhythm Energy, a Houston-based electricity provider overseen and owned by a Goldman Sachs private equity fund, has won … Read more