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Banks reported nearly $27 billion had been tied up in scams or theft against elderly people in a recent 12-month period, according to a report from the U.S. Treasury.

Josh Schauer is senior vice president of finance at Insightsoftware.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says it's ready to wind down the global systemically important banks. But until that happens, many in the banking industry are skeptical that regulators have actually developed a workable strategy to end "too big to fail."

While the deal price is expected to be immaterial, it's another piece of the consumer empire Goldman once dreamed of that the bank is now scaling back.

Diane Tomb is the CEO of the American Land Title Association.

Jeff Schwantz is the chief revenue officer at Advisor360°, a leading provider of open and integrated technology platforms for enterprise wealth management firms and their advisors.

He has 20-plus years of experience helping firms provide a better end-user experience for their financial advisors.

With financial crime surging worldwide, it is critical that the public and private sectors align on a shared vision to collectively focus on combating bad actors and to eliminate their ability to launder the proceeds of criminal activity.

While banks with less than $10 billion of total assets would not be forced to comply with the $14 cap, many would adopt it or make other changes to stay competitive with larger banks, survey finds.

As recently as a few months ago, many observers predicted a surge of bank mergers this year. But longtime obstacles to dealmaking are still there and have been joined by new ones.

At a time of mild or nonexistent loan growth, middle-market borrowers in the Lone Star State are providing a boost to Fifth Third Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares.