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Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan bankers are paying up in Wall Street’s texting scandal

Banks are making employees share the pain of regulatory fines

Wall Street bankers and executives are getting their pay docked for using text messaging apps that circumvented record-keeping rules and led to hefty fines for the banks.

Morgan Stanley has imposed individual fines of more than $1m on some of its bankers for their role in the matter, a person familiar with the bank said. In late 2021, JPMorgan had reduced the pay of several members of its top leadership team over the issue, a person familiar with JPMorgan said.

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