Jamie Dimon and the Turnaround of Bank One
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR325
Case Length : 15 Pages
Period : 2000-2003
Pub Date : 2009
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Bank One Corporation
Industry : Banking; Financial Services
Countries : USA
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Dimon had become well known in the financial services
scenario during the late 1980s, for turning around Baltimore-based consumer
lending company, Commercial Credit Corp. (Commercial Credit) with Sandy Weill (Weill),
a successful entrepreneur in the financial services industry. In view of his
impressive record of turning around beleaguered companies, he was appointed as
Chairman and CEO of Bank One in March 2000 to resurrect the ailing bank.
When Dimon landed at Bank One, he noted that the bank had serious problems. He
observed that it had a string of mergers that were not integrated with its
existing lines of business.
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There was uncontrolled overhead spending coupled with weak loan quality and low employee morale. Moreover, a major chunk of the bank's problems came from First USA Inc. (First USA), the credit card division of the bank, that was characterized by poor customer service and high rates of interest.
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Dimon also discovered that the accounting and
information technology (IT) systems had become outdated and required
enhancement to improve accountability, manage profitability, and upgrade
the service levels at the bank.
Having identified the problems, Dimon chalked out a plan to turnaround the company in 2000. His plan included a straightforward strategy of slashing costs, tightening the standards of lending, and cutting down the number of bank branches.
He also aimed to consolidate the IT systems into a single platform to ensure consistency across all its branches... |
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