Banking reform: Harder than it sounds

It took long enough, but with his proposal to break up the banks, President Obama has finally presented a way to reform Wall Street that matches the scale of the problem.

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Bank of New York caps Russian settlement

Signatures were inked today on an agreement between the Russian Federal Customs Service and the Bank of New York Mellon ending a strange suit that the service, represented by a Miami, Florida, contingent-fee plaintiffs’ lawyer, had filed in May 2007 in Moscow, originally seeking $22.5 billion (with a “b”) from the bank.

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Bank of America to disclose Merrill details

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The man behind 2009’s biggest bank bust

Just after 9 a.m. on a humid Friday in late September, the trustees of Auburn University gather in a campus hotel conference room for their first meeting of the new school year. Even this early in the day there’s a bit of electricity in the air.

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Why the Cioffi and Tannin trial matters to JPMorgan

A gleaming Manhattan skyscraper and a group of well-heeled stockbrokers were some of the coveted assets that JPMorgan Chase snatched up when it acquired Bear Stearns for $10-a-share in March 2008.

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BofA CEO: $53 million retirement score

Ken Lewis doesn’t have a golden parachute, but he’s all set for a comfortable landing — unlike his long-suffering shareholders.

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TD Bank customers alarmed by snafu

For a third time this week, TD Bank customers cannot see real-time updates on their account transactions and balances.

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The last bank left standing for small businesses

The landscape of lenders willing to work with small business owners has changed dramatically in the last year, but one bank — Wells Fargo — has emerged stronger than ever.

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Russia settles suit against U.S. bank for a pittance

A bizarre and troubling civil racketeering case filed against the Bank of New York Mellon by the Russian customs service — ostensibly brought under U.S. law but filed in a Moscow court — may be coming to an unexpectedly rational end

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BB&T raises $870 million in public offering

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BB&T raises $870 million in public offering

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