Joe Adler

WASHINGTON — For the second Friday in a row, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. relied on new-bank capital to find homes for the operations of failed institutions.

WASHINGTON — For the second Friday in a row, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. relied on new-bank capital to find homes for the operations of failed institutions.

Bankers cannot wait for interest rates to start rising before deciding how they plan to handle it, regulators, executives and others said Friday at a conference devoted to interest rate risk.

Bankers cannot wait for interest rates to start rising before deciding how they plan to handle it, regulators, executives and others said Friday at a conference devoted to interest rate risk.

With just three days remaining in his term, the Senate voted 70 to 30 on Thursday to give Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke another four years at the helm of the central bank.

In interviews, some regulators predicted rising rates will take a significant chunk out of earnings, while others said they expect minimal damage.

A panel formed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to explore community banking issues is to hold its second meeting Thursday.

Regulators may be more open to selling failed banks to nontraditional owners — or maybe there are just fewer buyers.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Bank of England announced an agreement for better cooperation during cleanups of international banks.

WASHINGTON — In an unusual congressional hearing, regulators were essentially put on trial Thursday for having closed a Chicago-based chain of community banks last fall.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said the FDIC may shelve its use of rating agencies in setting insurance premiums for large banks.

"The Daily Show" last week took a look at the biggest banks' sensitive side.

The government seized banks in three states late Friday, bringing the failure total in the new year to four.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Donald Kohn will be among the speakers Jan. 29 at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. conference on interest rate risk.

The government seized banks in three states late Friday, bringing the failure total in the new year to four.

Though credit availability is expected to pick up this year, it will be a slow improvement, a group of senior bank economists said Friday.

Though credit availability is expected to pick up this year, it will be a slow improvement, a group of senior bank economists said Friday.

TV host Jon Stewart takes big banks to task on precrisis bonus payments; former Wachovia director joins U.S. Bancorp; ICBA chief starts community banking blog.

As the Senate Banking Committee mulls taking away the Federal Reserve Board's bank supervisory powers, the central bank outlined its arguments for keeping the job.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. unveiled its plans Tuesday to tie bank compensation practices to premium assessments, but the agency's outside directors made it clear they oppose the idea.