Corporate governance

As attitudes about corporate responsibility evolve, regulators will expect banks to take a more proactive approach to environmental, social and governance issues. That means going beyond assessing climate-related risks to incorporate a focus on ethics, culture, inclusion and customer protection.

Wells Fargo said it’s shutting down all existing personal lines of credit and will no longer offer the product to its customers.

The issues associated with environmental, social and governance policies cut across all the traditional concepts of risk facing bank executives and will endure for years.

The federal government is developing plans to require public companies to notify investors of climate and other environmental, social and governance-related risks. Lenders must take steps to understand the underlying issues and ensure borrowers disclose their own ESG exposures.

It is possible for financial firms to value the future of the planet and lift up marginalized communities while still generating strong returns for shareholders. Here's how.

A 2017 investigation into the fake-accounts scandal — conducted by the board of directors with a major assist from the law firm Shearman & Sterling — was billed as independent and objective. Was it?

HSBC Holdings is set to announce the sale of its French retail unit to the private equity firm Cerberus, putting an end to a lengthy sale process that began more than 18 months ago.

Wall Street’s pandemic-era trading boom could be drawing to a close, with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon signaling a 38% decline in trading revenue from a year ago — a bigger drop than previously expected.

Brian Doubles, who became the card issuer’s chief executive in April, also expressed optimism that pent-up consumer demand will spur renewed spending this year.

Fitch says it will be weighing failures of management standards and practices at banks more heavily when considering possible downgrades. ESG advocates are cheering the development.

A new public-private network is pursuing a more comprehensive approach than other states to cultivate a strong financial technology industry by uniting banks, insurance companies, startups, government agencies, investors, universities and students.

The four largest U.S. banks face investor pressure to deliver the returns of smaller rivals, but they complain that the federal deposit cap and capital rules make that difficult. So they're pouring money into wealth management, payments and digital banking to seize more market share in existing businesses and fend off nonbank challengers.

The San Francisco company has promoted or hired several bankers to steer growth in retail and commercial banking operations just months after completing its purchase of Radius.

The efforts to bolster risk controls and simplify global operations will ultimately lead to better shareholder returns, Jane Fraser said, while urging investors to show patience.

High-tech videoconferencing is no replacement for high-touch in-person meetings. Yet some bank directors who are vaccinated remain hesitant to return to boardrooms.

The store-branded credit card issuer is expanding from three sales divisions to five, a move that CEO Brian Doubles says will help by “aligning our organization for faster growth and execution.”

Sarah Dahlgren, who joined the scandal-plagued company in 2018, is departing of her own accord, according to a spokesman.

GreenState Credit Union's agreements to buy community banks in Illinois and Nebraska renewed the debate over whether federal tax exemption gives credit unions an unfair competitive advantage.

Despite concerns about the scope of information that companies would have to provide about risks linked to climate change, some of the largest institutions are seeking to collaborate with the agency as it develops a framework for informing investors.

Last year, many banks made big, splashy pledges to advance racial equity. Now some of those banks are seeking to hold executives accountable for those efforts through their paychecks.