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Are consumers taking on too much credit card debt?

by Donna Tam
Aug 1, 2016
U.S. banks are lending to customers at the fastest pace in more than 10 years.
Citibank reported holding $175.6 billion in consumer credit in its 2016 Q2 earnings.
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Medium-sized raises at a big bank

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 12, 2016
JPMorgan Chase announces pay raises for entry-level workers.
JPMorgan Chase is giving 18,000 employees a bump in pay.
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Banks celebrate good stress tests with stock buybacks

by Tony Wagner
Jun 30, 2016
Thirty-one banks passed, and their shareholders are getting paid.
Tourists take photos in front of Morgan Stanley headquarters June 9, 2009 in New York City. 
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Despite the times, college grads still flock to big banks

by Gigi Douban
Jun 6, 2016
Goldman Sachs received 250,000 applications this hiring season
People run in the rain outside the Goldman Sachs headquarters building December 16, 2008 in New York City.
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It's surprisingly hard to figure out what big banks spend to follow the rules

by Tony Wagner
Apr 13, 2016
But even if we did, would it matter?
A man walks past JP Morgan Chase's corporate headquarters in New York City.
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While major U.S. banks are cleaning up their books, the shadow banking system is dirtying its hands

by Dan Gorenstein
Apr 12, 2016
The role of non-banks has increased 400 percent in the past three years, one analyst says.
Goldman Sachs has reached a $5 billion settlement over the home mortgage crisis. 
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Want to restore trust in banks? Make banking boring.

by David Brancaccio
Apr 5, 2016
The president of Amalgamated Bank, which considers itself a progressive institution, makes the case for regulations.
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Are booming auto loans risky for banks?

by Mark Garrison
Mar 3, 2016
We're borrowing more cash than ever to buy cars - and banks are happy. For now.
A woman signs a contract with a sales consultant at a Hyundai dealership.
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China tries new measures to restore growth

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 29, 2016
The world's second-largest economy has announced fresh steps to stem decline.
Investors watch stock prices on screens at a securities company in Beijing on February 25, 2016. Chinese shares plunged more than six percent on February 25. 
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Bank of America offers a mortgage for low-income buyers

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 23, 2016
The new Bank of America loans don't require a large down payment
Bank of America's new mortgage plan will "hold people's hands" through the process. 
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