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InBankshares has hired a former PacWest senior executive — its third leader to come from a regional bank — in a move aimed at bringing in the skills necessary to run a much larger institution.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said recent events show that existing regulation and supervision tools are already well suited for safeguarding banks from the risks of digital assets.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that interest rates could climb less quickly as early as December, but warned that cutting rates "is not something we want to do soon."

Some respected financial industry participants had connections with the cryptocurrency exchange and are coping with the fallout alongside thousands of investors and backers.

Acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg was described even by Republicans as well qualified and experienced, but took heat for a year-old drama that led to the departure of the agency's former chairman.

Banks are developing technology to identify potential mass shooters, according to a CEO backing the push to get credit card companies to track gun purchases more closely.

LedgerX — one of the few corners of Sam Bankman-Fried's crumbled crypto empire that remain solvent — is preparing to make available $175 million for use in FTX's bankruptcy proceedings, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The transaction, which would have created the country's largest custody bank, was derailed after regulators demanded certain changes. The seller said that it has no plans to find a new buyer for its investor services business.

Janet Yellen said Wednesday she intends to stay on as Treasury secretary in Joe Biden's administration, seeking to put to rest rumors of her departure following the midterm elections. 

The Swedish buy now/pay later lender insists it is on a path to profitability, despite mounting losses.