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January

15
2024
Trends

Flagging loan margins, one-off charges drag down profit at major US banks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major U.S. banks reported lower profits on Friday in a choppy fourth quarter clouded by special charges and job cuts, with signs an income boost from high interest rates is waning and some consumer loans are starting to sour.

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January

15
2024
Trends

US Banking Giants Shed Over 17,000 Employees in Turbulent Year

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup reduced their workforces by a combined 17,700 last year, the banking giants reported in their fourth-quarter earnings on Friday.

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January

15
2024
Trends

Americans are missing credit card payments at the highest rate in a decade

A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found credit-card delinquency rates have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with the share of balances 30 days past due hovering at the highest mark since late 2012.

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January

12
2024
Industry News

Big U.S. bank profits fall on insurance fund charges, falling lending margins

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. bank fourth quarter profits fell on Friday as lenders put aside cash to replenish a government insurance fund dented by last year's bank failures, and as the rising cost of retaining deposits ate into margins.

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January

12
2024
Industry News

New FCC rule targets robocalls, robo-texts, telemarketers, and other annoying phone scams

You aren’t alone if you already dread picking up phone calls and looking at text messages because of the constant barrage of scams. The creativity of scammers and the pervasiveness of telemarketing drive a widening gap between users and their tech, making it difficult to keep up with the latest tactics or the lawmakers’ responses.

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