JPMorgan Chase International

Bakersfield Chase Bank locked down as police respond to hostage situation

A man barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank in Bakersfield with hostages, making bomb threats. Police, SWAT, and federal teams are on scene working for a safe resolution.

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Signage is displayed outside of a Chase Bank branch in Redondo Beach, California, on March 13, 2023.
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to boost Ohio Republican candidates ahead of their May 3 primary election, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S. April 23, 2022.

New documents show JPMorgan cut ties with Trump businesses

The bank did not list any specific reason for the account closures in its Feb. 19, 2021 letters to Trump and the Trump Organization.

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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

UBS took on Ghislaine Maxwell as client after JPMorgan cut ties with Epstein

In 2014, after JPMorgan closed Epstein's accounts, UBS provided him with a credit card, an email shows. Epstein had been jailed and pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

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A woman takes out money from a Bank HaPoalim ATM machiine in Tel Aviv on March 25, 2025

Bank Hapoalim completes $2 billion overseas bond sale in largest such offering by an Israeli bank

The issuance was led by international underwriters Citi, JPMorgan, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Goldman Sachs, the bank said.

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Jacob Frenkel steps down as JP Morgan International chairman

Frenkel, who served as governor of the Bank of Israel between 1991 and 2000, has decided to retire to spend more time with his family and pursue other professional activities, the firm said.

OCTOBER 28, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International Jacob Frenkel attends a conference during the 2016 IIF G20 Conference at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China, February 25, 2016