Finance

Spending is up and deferrals are down sharply, signaling that the economy has turned a corner, CEO Brian Moynihan said. The outlook stood in stark contrast to JPMorgan Chase, which set aside more funds to address potential exposure in consumer banking.

Regulators in the spring temporarily eased a key benchmark of balance-sheet strength to allow institutions to help customers navigate the pandemic, but Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randal Quarles said it would be “premature” right now to suspend it for good.

The Minneapolis company says the majority of branches earmarked for closing have already been shuttered for months due to the pandemic. Some of the savings will be plowed back into digital expansion.

The Pittsburgh company has reservations about the business model and staying power of online-only banks.

Revenue at each of Goldman Sachs’s four divisions rose from a year earlier, pushing earnings per share to a record that was almost twice as high as analysts predicted.

The company posted a surprise increase in third-quarter expenses as it set aside almost $1 billion for customer remediation and $718 million in restructuring charges.

Third-quarter net income dropped nearly 16% from a year earlier as revenues at the company's consumer unit declined at about the same pace and trading revenue gains were below estimates.

CEO Michael Corbat and CFO Mark Mason dodged questions from analysts about how much time and money Citigroup expects to spend to address recent enforcement actions.

The San Francisco bank reported record loan originations thanks to explosive growth in single-family home loans, and profits beat analysts' expectations.

The banking giant may be sitting pretty with plenty of money reserved for bad loans — or it could have to set aside billions more in coming quarters. It hinges on an ongoing U.S. recovery and the passage of a new stimulus package.

The California-based institution joins a small group of CUs that represent only about 7% of institutions but hold about 70% of industry assets.

On Jun. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Citigroup posted its biggest quarterly profit of the pandemic after reaping another windfall from trading bonds and expressing newfound confidence in the resilience of its loan book.

The company defied expectations by cutting its reserve for loan losses by $569 million, after adding $20 billion to the allowance in the first half.

Many consumers around the world rely on cash-based payments, even when shopping online, says PPRO's Steve Villegas.

Morgan Stanley’s $7 billion purchase of Eaton Vance marks the latest wager that finding a big partner is critical to survival in the asset management industry.

New York-based earned wage access (EWA) startup Clair has raised $4.5 million in a seed fundraising round to target the small-business market.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of its Qualified Mortgage standard is alarming free-market advocates who say it will precipitate a return to easy credit and higher defaults and could disproportionately harm minorities.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the long period of low interest rates before the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to the depth of the current recession.

Organizers of Scottsdale Community Bank must raise $16 million. The goal is to hit that goal and open by early 2021.