-
The racially targeted mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in 2022 has renewed conversations about whether banks have a duty to help segregated, impoverished communities that were shaped in part by discriminatory lending practices. What do banks owe the Black community, and what influence could they have?
July 31 -
The regional bank told analysts that it has studied how much debt it would need to raise based on an effective post-reform capital floor of 6% of risk-weighted assets, and has determined that that increase in capital would be manageable.
July 21 -
Discover Financial Services' stock tumbled after revealing a new FDIC consent order regarding consumer compliance. Separately, the financial institution also copped to misclassifying certain credit card accounts into its highest merchant-pricing tier beginning in 2007.
July 20 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau celebrates its 12th anniversary on Friday, prompting Director Rohit Chopra to discuss the agency's work including a proposal to set credit card late fees at $8 and the upcoming Supreme Court case that could defund the bureau.
July 20 -
While credit unions are being cautious with this lending line, some see opportunities to grow their commercial books amid setbacks at big-name banks such as Wells Fargo.
July 19 -
The Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision said regulators will adapt supervisory practices to account for advancements in machine learning.
July 18 -
Experts and industry leaders said banks are pumping investment into technology that can connect information silos.
July 14 -
The longtime chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will leave his post after 15 years to take an administrative position at Purdue University.
July 13 -
Voters so far are lukewarm on the president's efforts to change the narrative around his handling of the economy, but the administration's bid to win the economic messaging war could cause Washington to come down more harshly on banks.
July 12 -
High interest rates could dampen demand for refinancing, which took a hit during the pandemic-era pause in federal student loan payments. "Curb your enthusiasm," one analyst said.
July 10