The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against Citibank for its alleged failure to protect customers from electronic fraud and to reimburse victims for millions of dollars in losses.
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Citibank admitted on Monday that it is under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over its student loan services.
Citigroup's consumer bank has been fined to pay $700milion for its illegal credit card practices. The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has observed that Citibank's seven million customer accounts have been charged with misrepresenting costs fees. The consumer finance watchdog has also said that customers were charged for services not rendered to them. CFPB further notes that customers were affected by Citibank's deceptive marketing practices.
Citibank is testing on a new digital currency Citicoin at this point, handling a run-through platform and evaluating key measures. In line with this, the premier bank is also suggesting the U.K. government to provide its own digital cash.
Tidjane Thiam starts work as CEO of Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) next month with investors optimistic he can bring about a major change of strategy at the bank, even if he has to raise cash to do it.
The dollar's four-week decline and a slump in bond prices has upset some assumptions about where global financial markets are heading, but haven't deterred most investors from staying faithful to their bets.
Argentina's central bank will send regulators to the headquarters of Citibank Argentina on Monday, the head of the monetary authority has said, the latest move between the bank and the state over defaulted debt.
Iraq is discussing a possible bond issue worth nearly $6 billion with Deutsche Bank and Citibank as part of its efforts to cover a huge projected budget deficit this year, Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.
Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena expects to complete its planned capital increase by July and can use divestments to help plug a hole in its balance sheet, Chairman Alessandro Profumo told an Austrian newspaper.
The data theft at American retailer Target that happened between November to December last year prompted a bank to replace all customer debit cards involved in the breach, with the new cards to be sent out soon.
Private equity firm Blackstone Group and property developer Panchshil Realty have emerged frontrunners for buying Citibank's old headquarters in Mumbai, India. The Blackstone-Panchshil combine have jointly bid INR186 crore for Citigroup Center.
Washington-based tech firm Opscode has raised USD32 million in a Series D funding round and changed its name to Chef after its configuration management and IT automation "cookbook" has become popular in the enterprise market.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch or BofAML has topped Citibank and Morgan Stanley in executing deals in India for the past 11 months, completing transactions worth USD 7.96 billion.
An annual Citibank survey found that Hongkongers' interest in purchasing property dropped more than 10% year-on-year and that the average quarterly property transactions fell by 40%.
Vornado Realty Trust announced its intention to sell its Manhattan office building for USD200 million.
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