The U.S. Department of Justice says an insider at a major US bank fueled a billion-dollar fraud scheme that stole the identities of over a million Americans. The DOJ says 36-year-old Renat Abramov, a dual citizen of the United States and Azerbaijan, has admitted to abusing his position as a relationship manager to open fraudulent…
D-Street witnessed a bunch of block deals involving top names such as Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC Bank and Apollo Hospitals Enterprises. While Goldman Sachs sold shares in the RIL and HDFC Bank while BofA offloaded shares in Apollo. Goldman Sachs sold 3.98 lakh shares through its affiliate Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE at a price…
New numbers show customers at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are piling money into unprotected accounts. The lenders’ quarterly Call Reports, submitted to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), show the banks customers now collectively hold $2.62 trillion in uninsured cash. US banks and the FDIC promise customers that deposits up…
A US banking regulator says a Bank of America employee has illegally accessed customer accounts, leading to tens of thousands of dollars in losses. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) alleges Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Perez engaged in unsafe or unsound practices and violated laws while working as a relationship banker and credit solutions…
Bank of America’s wealth management firm, Merrill, says an employee has accidentally leaked the personal data of 1,883 pension plan members. The banking giant sent a data breach notice to the Office of the Maine Attorney General stating the employee inadvertently emailed the first names, last names and Social Security numbers of Walmart 401(k) plan participants to…
Get Email Alerts and Follow Us: U.S. banks are on the verge of a significant regulatory relief, potentially saving them tens of billions of dollars as regulators consider easing proposed capital reserve requirements. Following intense lobbying led by figures like JPMorgan Chase‘s Jamie Dimon, regulators might reduce the initially suggested 19% increase in core capital…