Tension escalates at annual meetings as banks wade into social issues

You could have easily mistaken JPMorgan Chase's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday for the type of testy town hall gathering that lawmakers hold with their constituents when they return home from Washington. Held this year in Plano, Texas - in a corporate office that's home to roughly 6,000 employees - JPMorgan's annual meeting included the usual orders of business, such as votes to approve the company's roster of directors.