The delivery of immediate cash value to WMC stockholders was one of two points that solidified the deal.

Rich-world peers from Italy to France and the UK are in the spotlight as higher interest rates impact debt levels exceeding 100% of annual output. Stakes are even higher for capital-hungry developing nations.

Seibly, a 35-year banking industry veteran, takes over the Jacksonville, Florida, online bank now that private equity investors have purchased it from TIAA.

The mortgage company was able to move a lot closer to its goal to become a $1 trillion servicer with the expiration of the final tender offer and closing of the deal.

The Berkshire Hathaway unit first invested in the underwriter in May 2022. Previously it was wholly owned by Realogy.

Federal officials have questioned prime brokers about leveraged trading in government bonds by their fast-money clients.

The impasse increases the likelihood the House and Senate both vote on any deal next week, mere hours before June 1 the date by which the US could run out of cash to pay its bills.

The US inching closer to a potential default could spark panic among investors, Dimon said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. That could ultimately impact other markets outside of the U.S.

The Tennessee bank confirmed in its earnings report that the deal, already delayed by several months amid heightened regulatory scrutiny, likely would not close by a May 27 deadline. No new target date has been set.

Banks could be in for a long, slow trickle of bank failures and consolidation in the coming months and years, particularly if inflation persists and interest rates keep rising. A downturn in commercial real estate could add to banks' problems.