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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 29, 2011, file photo is the headquarters building of Goldman Sachs, in New York. Wall Street's big investment banks are sending a message to their employees this summer: Get back into the office, and bring your vaccination card. Goldman Sachs required most of its employees to return to the office on June 14, 2021, with some exceptions extending that deadline to Sept. 30. It requires every employee to state their vaccine status, but does not require proof. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Big US banks to employees: Return to the office vaccinated

By Ken Sweet Jun. 23, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks during the opening of their contract talks with the United Auto Workers in Detroit. Most of the women running the biggest U.S. companies saw their pay increase last year, 2020, even as the pandemic hammered the economy and many of their businesses. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Female CEOs saw ranks dwindle in 2020; median pay fell 2%

By Sarah Skidmore Sell May. 28, 2021 08:15 AM EDT

This image from video provided by the House Financial Services Committee shows Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf testifying virtually to the House Financial Services Committee Thursday, May 27, 2021. (House Financial Services Committee via AP)
Bank CEOs tell Congress they'll work to avoid foreclosures

By Ken Sweet May. 27, 2021 01:12 PM EDT

This image from video provided by the Senate Banking Committee shows Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser testifying virtually to the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Senate Banking Committee via AP)
Bank CEOs outline pandemic support; senators split on issues

By Ken Sweet And Marcy Gordon May. 26, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

A Chase Bank is seen, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. The nation’s largest banks are expected to report big profits for the first quarter, Tuesday, April 13, amid renewed confidence that pandemic-battered consumers and businesses can repay their debts and start borrowing again. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
JPMorgan 1Q profit up sharply, helped by improving economy

By Ken Sweet Apr. 14, 2021 07:30 AM EDT

Bank of America signage is shown Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Atlanta. The nation’s largest banks are expected to report big profits for the first quarter, Tuesday, April 13, amid renewed confidence that pandemic-battered consumers and businesses can repay their debts and start borrowing again(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Banks to see big profits as COVID 'bad' loans become 'good'

By Ken Sweet Apr. 13, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

A Wells Fargo office is shown, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in New York. Wells Fargo & Co. says its profit rose 4% to $2.99 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. The bank, based in San Francisco, said Friday that it had earnings of 64 cents per share, compared with earnings of 60 cents a year earlier. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Optimistic banks start moving 'bad' loans back to 'good'

By Ken Sweet Jan. 15, 2021 01:41 PM EST

A Chase ATM is open, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in New York. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the nation’s largest bank by assets, said its fourth quarter profits jumped by 42% from a year earlier, as the firm’s investment bank division had a stellar quarter and the bank’s balance sheet improved despite the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
JPMorgan's profits jump as economy, investment bank recovers

By Ken Sweet Jan. 15, 2021 07:23 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, a Citibank sign hangs above a branch office in New York. The tens of millions of consumers and businesses out of work from the coronavirus pandemic weighed heavily on the financial results of Wall Street’s biggest banks on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, with the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup setting aside tens of billions of dollars to cover potentially bad loans that were just fine only a few months ago. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Banks set aside billions, bracing for more economic pain

By Ken Sweet Jul. 14, 2020 12:11 PM EDT

FILE- This Jan. 11, 2016, file photo shows a Chase bank branch in New York. The coronavirus pandemic is weighing heavily on the financial health of JPMorgan Chase. The nation’s largest financial company said Tuesday, July 14, 2020, that it set aside billions of dollars in the second quarter to cover potential losses from all the businesses and consumers who are unable to pay their debts due to the slumping U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
JPMorgan profit hit hard by pandemic, as consumers struggle

By Ken Sweet Jul. 14, 2020 07:45 AM EDT