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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After hikes pinched profits across the industry, a move in the opposite direction could be the start of a more promising trend. But bankers caution that the immediate effects of a September rate cut figure to be small.
September 6 -
The inquiry, which is focusing on the nation's four largest airlines, aims to protect consumers from potentially unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive practices.
September 5 -
The top executive at Royal Bank of Canada expressed reluctance about expanding south of the border again, citing what he characterized as a changing regulatory landscape and pointing to lessons learned from the 2015 acquisition of City National Bank.
August 28 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is trying to limit the impact of a Supreme Court decision that curtailed federal agencies' use of administrative law judges.
August 26 -
The store-branded credit card company revised its revenue guidance upward on the assumption that the CFPB's late-fee cap won't take effect before 2025. Still, Bread is moving ahead with plans to make up some of the revenue that it stands to lose from the contested rule.
July 26 -
The $72.8 billion-asset bank lowered its guidance for net interest income, explaining that while business prospects on the island are relatively rosy, its stateside opportunities for loan growth look weaker.
July 24 -
The credit card giant increased its allowance for credit losses by more than $800 million following the termination of a partnership with Walmart.
July 23 -
Evergreen Money offers affluent savers both high returns and ready access to their money. The startup's founder, former PayPal CEO Bill Harris, says that increased regulatory scrutiny of bank-fintech partnerships is a positive development.
July 11 -
Two days after the Fed released the results of its annual stress tests, the nation's eight largest banks all announced plans to supplement their payouts to shareholders. At the same time, most of the banks also said that their capital requirements are expected to rise.
June 28 -
The high court's much-anticipated ruling gives federal courts — rather than executive agencies — the power to interpret ambiguous statutes. The decision is expected to facilitate an increase in litigation over banking regulations.
June 28
