Chief Executive Rob Holmes, who launched an attempted turnaround shortly after taking the reins of the Dallas-based bank in 2021, is resisting the lure of share buybacks. Some investors may be growing impatient, but Holmes says the investments he's made are starting to pay off.

Protesters gathered outside the New York bank's headquarters last week, demanding restitution for what they allege was mismanagement. The bank did not give ground in its response to the demonstration.

Edward M. Lamont's biography of his grandfather, Thomas W. Lamont, who advised presidents and extended credit to foreign nations as JPMorgan & Co.'s chief executive in the first half of the 20th century, will be rereleased in paperback this fall. Given that more concise, analytical histories of the banker have been published since, this long tome may have been better left collecting dust.

The Canadian bank is deemphasizing American office loans amid rising loss provisions. The decision could lead to decelerating growth in the U.S. market.

When the prices of U.S. goods and services soar, the Federal Reserve tends to raise its benchmark interest rate, and commercial banks are pinched in several fundamental parts of their business.

The bank attributed the surge to impairments in the U.S. office loan portfolio and appeared to signal that higher provisions from commercial real estate may persist.

The Canadian bank initially told investors the acquisition would result in more than $350 million in cost savings. But a recent analysis suggests that number could be even higher.