Dr. Jeffrey Edwards, MBA, CQF, CSSBBFounder & Chief Executive Officer, FFERM Technologies Inc. · founder of FFERM Technologies, an AI-powered Risk Intelligence Platform that lay

Why did the fine drop on earnings day? 🤔💰 #Finance #Banking

14 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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Dr. Jeffrey Edwards questions why regulators announced a multibillion-dollar fine on the same day as a bank's earnings release. He notes JPMorgan Chase missed targets that day and wonders if the timing was meant to bury bad news or amplify market impact.

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Now, one, you know, a couple of billion dollars, will that really hit them? And, you know, is it a slap on the hand to them? Well, interestingly, this comes out, you know, right around the time that they are announcing earnings. Now, why did it come out today? Why couldn't it have came out next week or, you know, a week before? It's just kind of convenient or interesting, you know, coincidental that the announcement came right on the day that earnings are announced. And, you know, some people have missed their targets, such as I think JPMorgan Chase missed theirs a little bit and the markets, you know, trembled a little.