French Central Bank Warns of Risks Related to Bitcoin
Says the cryptocurrency's price is inherently unstable
Banking
Citing Regulatory Pressure, Deutsche Bank Announces Closing of Its Global Commodities Business
Will keep traders for precious metals and financial derivatives
UBS, Barclay's Avoid EU Fines, Were First to Report Interest Rate Collusion
According to the European Commission
EU Fines JP Morgan, Citibank, HSBC, Other Global Banks $2.3 Billion, Accuses Them of Colluding to Profit From Manipulation of Interest Rates
European national regulators, US regulators, have already gone after same banks over same accusations
Bank of America To Pay Freddie Mac Over Mortgage Dispute
BofA says its reserves can cover the $404 million payment
CIA Using Patriot Act to Justify Collecting Bulk Data on Money Transfers
As part of international efforts to track terrorism
Bank of England: UK Unemployment To Fall Faster Than Expected
Report says "recovery has finally taken hold"
Dutch Bank Fined $1.1 Billion for Libor Scandal
Fifth firm penalized for manipulating rate
Bank of America to Eliminate 3,000 Mortgage-Related Jobs
Following decline in loan portfolio
DOJ to Use Tentative $13 Billion Settlement With JP Morgan as Template For Financial Crash Investigations
Using a 1980s law with a lower burden of proof
JPMorgan To Settle Bad Mortgage Allegations With $13B Payout to Feds
Who encouraged those loans, again?
Colorado, Washington Governors Urge Banking Flexibility for Pot Industry
Trying to get federal regulations to accept it as a legal product
Swiss Regulators Probe Accusations of Foreign Currency Manipulation
Banks around the world could be implicated
Wells Fargo Cutting More Mortgage Jobs
1,800 positions in addition to 2,300 already announced
JP Morgan Chase To Pay Regulators $920 Million in Fines Relating To "London Whale" Losses
Two former traders facing criminal charges relating to the case
Merrill Lynch to Pay $180 Million in Race Bias Case
Accused of steering blacks into clerical positions and giving the best accounts to white workers
Bank of America to Review Intern Conditions Following Death
21-year-old student died in London
Bank of America Stocks Down over Fraud Charges
DoJ filed civil complaint over mortgage-backed security sales
UBS to Pay $50 Million to SEC to Settle Mortgage Bond-Related Charges
Accused of misleading investors
Banks Deny Accounts to More than Million over Errors
For mistakes like account overdraws and bounced checks
Jury Awards $18.6 Million for Credit Report Mixup
Had been trying to get incorrect information fixed
More Anti-Capitalist Hypocrisy from the Left
Liberals want to force Goldman Sachs out of warehouse business.
Around the World, Traditional Bankers Transfer Money and Evade Governments
They've been way ahead of regulators for centuries
Congress Considers Easing Access to Banks for Legal Marijuana Businesses
End threats to financial institutions
