Corporate governance

During the pandemic, many banks adopted programs that helped struggling families find stability. Make that a permanent strategy.

The Philadelphia bank's CEO says it will wait for a more favorable time to pursue a planned $125 million capital raise, while the leader of an activist group blasted the decision and announced the renewal of proxy and legal fights.

Nominating and confirming acting Comptroller Michael Hsu would solve a serious problem in a good way.

Last year, just 31% of the bank's shareholders voted in favor of compensation packages for top executives. Support climbed to 89% this year after JPMorgan vowed not to make any more special one-time awards to Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon.

A better understanding of the likelihood of deposit flight would help banks avoid the kind of run that led to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

Already well-established in other countries, a conduct risk authority would monitor banks for the kind of risky behavior that the current examination regime might miss.

While the central bank's reverse-repurchase facility generally works to stabilize the financial system, under certain circumstances it would spark a rapid flow of deposits out of banks. A growth cap would prevent that problem.

Investors argues in suit that Jamie Dimon and other executives risked the bank's reputation in their dealings with the disgraced financier.

In the wake of spiking interest rates and surging deposit costs, bankers are looking for ways to scale back their overall expense bases to protect their bottom lines.

The Pacific Northwest bank didn't reveal exactly how much more it expects to save. But executives said that they expect to achieve their earlier target sooner than they previously anticipated.