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JPMorgan Chase has teamed up with the software firm Datamaran to develop a data-analysis tool for clients to gauge not just the environmental, social and governance risks facing portfolio companies, but also the ESG risks that such assets pose to the world around them.

Major foreign banks are just as important to the U.S. financial system as large domestic banks, and ought to be regulated as such.

The operational melding of highly regulated banks and less-regulated fintechs led acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu to warn of the potential for another financial crisis.

The e-commerce technology firm has built dozens of partnerships to expand services its clients can offer.

After the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cracked down on a $2.8 billion-asset bank, industry observers expect more scrutiny of the ties between banks and financial technology startups.

Technology designed to direct more consumers online can create difficulties for groups that rely on branches and other in-person services, according to Janis Bowdler, a racial equity counselor with the Treasury Department.

Lawmakers in the nation's most populous state failed to pass a measure, opposed by industry groups, that would have required larger companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions. Publicly traded companies may soon face similar requirements at the federal level.

The plans will be based on feedback the company got from staff surveys on the topic, Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

Fintech and cryptocurrency firms competing with banks but subject to fewer regulations are "getting away with murder," said Eugene Ludwig, a former comptroller under the Bill Clinton administration. 

The North Carolina bank's insurance subsidiary agreed to pay $3.4 billion to buy BankDirect Capital Finance. The sale reflects opposing strategies by the two companies.