Staff Writer

Kevin Wack covers Capitol Hill for the American Banker. From 2009 to early 2011, he worked on financial policy in Washington, first as a fellow with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and later as a policy analyst and senior editor for the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Prior to arriving in Washington, Wack worked as the investigative reporter for the Portland Press Herald in Maine. He has also reported for the Associated Press. A St. Louis native, Wack is a graduate of Stanford University and holds a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Bankers See Only Upside in Critical Supreme Court Case
June 17, 2013 A fair-housing case provides the industry an opportunity to stamp out the longstanding legal theory that there can be lending...

Supreme Court Appeal Carries High Stakes for Banks
June 14, 2013 The nation's highest court is expected to announce Monday whether it will hear arguments in a case with the potential to...

Hanmi's New CEO Plots Diversification Strategy
June 12, 2013 After spending recent years repairing its balance sheet, Hanmi Financial is again looking to grow. To do so, it's eyeing...

Reinventing the Branch Employee: A How-To Guide
June 12, 2013 As more banks look to equip their branch employees to handle all of their customers' needs, experts offer tips on how to ease...

Visa's Scharf Makes Push for Peace with Merchants
June 6, 2013 The payment network's CEO spoke at length Thursday about repairing frayed ties with retailers, even as the decade-long war...

Overdraft Revenues Hold Firm But Regulators May Step In
June 3, 2013 Banks have largely absorbed the impact of the last round of regulation, but future overdraft revenue will depend largely on...

Major Retailers Try New Tack in Swipe-Fee Battle
May 24, 2013 But even if Macy's and Target can get a hearing before a different judge, their fates are still bound up with the pending...

Looming CFPB Overdraft Rules Could Hit Some Banks Hard
May 24, 2013 Banks that have been proactive in anticipating the regulatory winds might have little to fear from the rules, but others that...

As Cardholders Keep Paying on Time, New Normal May Be Emerging
May 22, 2013 U.S. credit card customers have become so diligent in making their payments that some are beginning to wonder whether the...

AGs Give Banks Passing Grade in Foreclosure Settlement, Rebuff N.Y.
May 21, 2013 The rift involves a disagreement over how aggressively to enforce servicing standards contained in the multi-state mortgage...