Kevin Wack is American Banker's national editor, and is based in southern California. He was formerly the publication's consumer finance reporter and its Capitol Hill correspondent. Earlier, he worked on financial policy in Washington. He has also reported for the Associated Press and worked as the investigative reporter for the Portland Press Herald in Maine.
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More than 140 current and former lawmakers are defending the constitutionality of the agency's funding arrangements. The nation's highest court is expected to rule on the issue in its upcoming term.
May 15 -
Silicon Valley Bank's failure in early March kicked off a period of turmoil unlike anything the U.S. banking industry has been through since 2008 and 2009. Here's a look back at the key events.
May 14 -
The retail behemoth alleged in a lawsuit last month that Capital One fell short on customer service. But the McLean, Virginia-based bank says ending the partnership would open a path for a rival offering from a Walmart-backed fintech venture.
May 9 -
Rock-bottom stock prices at midsize banks are fueling concerns that depositors could get spooked, and short sellers are drawing much of the blame. But their persistence may be exposing a broader lack of confidence in the industry.
May 7 -
On one level, the failed bank's narrative mirrors the interest rate misplay and depositor panic at Bay Area neighbor Silicon Valley Bank. But it's also a deeply personal story about Herbert, who founded First Republic in the 1980s, championed its aggressive growth and failed in a last-ditch attempt to engineer a private-sector rescue.
May 3 -
First Republic Bank was shuttered by regulators early Monday, and all its deposits and most of its assets were acquired by JPMorgan. San Francisco-based First Republic was undone by low-rate mortgages it made to its wealthy customers as well as by the fallout from last month's banking crisis.
May 1 -
William Demchak of PNC, Brian Moynihan of Bank of America and William Rogers of Truist had their total compensation reduced last year, as stock prices across the industry fell. The previous year, pay for bank chief executives had soared by more than 20%.
April 13 -
The city held a community vigil two days after a bank employee opened fire in a downtown branch. One of the speakers was Whitney Austin, a Louisville resident who survived a mass shooting at Fifth Third Bancorp's headquarters in 2018.
April 12 -
The Columbus, Ohio, company expects to record a pretax gain of $57 million from the transaction, which will more than offset the costs of two other recently announced initiatives.
April 11 -
Carrie Tolstedt, the former head of retail banking at the scandal-plagued bank, faces 16 months in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to obstructing a bank examination. The plea agreement serves as a warning to senior bank executives who regularly provide information to regulators.
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