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Big banks unleash $5b from reserves on loan optimism

Bloomberg Wall Street’s worst fears about the fallout from Covid-19 are receding. Three of the biggest US lenders — JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. — cut their combined reserves for losses on loans by more than $5 billion, helping fourth-quarter profit top estimates even as they faced headwinds from low interest rates. While posting ...

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HK bank staff arrested in $810m laundering probe

Bloomberg Hong Kong police have arrested seven current and former bank staff in the city in an alleged money laundering case involving HK$6.3 billion ($810 million) in dirty money flows over the past four years. Five men and two women, between the ages of 30 and 37, were arrested, the police said in a statement on Wednesday after making raids ...

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BofA plans to buy back $2.9bn of stock in Q1

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp. (BofA) said it plans to repurchase $2.9 billion worth of stock this quarter, the most it can under new Federal Reserve guidelines. The buybacks come on top of its 18-cent dividend and $300 million in repurchases that offset stock awards, the bank said in a statement that came ahead of its fourth-quarter results. Bank of ...

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