Finance

Advocates for depositor-owned banks hope Warsaw Federal's $5 million capital raise will serve as a template for institutions in need of more capital than retained earnings can provide.

Underlying U.S. inflation unexpectedly picked up in August on higher prices for housing and travel, undercutting the chances of an outsize Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week.

The North Carolina bank lowered its medium-term target for return on tangible common equity target, reflecting the fact that the financial projections for the merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks have not come to fruition.

The largest U.S. bank will likely record lower net interest income and higher expenses in 2025 than Wall Street had forecast, a top executive said Tuesday.

The successor to Michael Hutchins, who filled the role on an interim basis, guided a well-known bank's real estate business through the financial crisis.

The bank has brought in mortgage industry veteran Ken Logan as senior managing director to oversee a broader range of financing it's offering to home lenders.

The Dallas company, which has been in transformation mode for three years, recently took a series of actions to try to meet the profitability targets it set for itself.

After hikes pinched profits across the industry, a move in the opposite direction could be the start of a more promising trend. But bankers caution that the immediate effects of a September rate cut figure to be small.

Other estimates suggest nonbank mortgage employment grew in July as the industry cautiously added staff to handle incremental growth in demand for loans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to protect borrowers from unscrupulous loan servicers. The goal is laudable, but the agency's methods are misguided.

Between TD Bank's $3 billion anti-money-laundering hurdle and BMO Financial Group's increased provisions for loan losses, here are the earnings highlights for non-U.S. banks.

From Citigroup's positive earnings butting up against fines from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to First Guaranty's 15% layoff, here are earnings highlights to be mindful of.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president said the two mandates are in balance for the first time since 2021, although he is "not quite prepared" to declare victory over inflation.

In August's roundup of top banking news: The impact of National Public Data's breach on banks, USAA agrees to $64 million settlement in overcharging case and more.

It's unclear what will happen when the Fed starts cutting interest rates, but community banks will be there to support their customers no matter what the economy looks like.

Home Loan bank executives said Congress would have to pass a law for the system to increase its affordable housing contribution above 10% of earnings.

The buy now/pay later company beat analysts' expectations on revenue, net income and earnings per share as it issued new guidance for the end of its next fiscal year. Its stock was up as much as 31%.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank of Canada both set aside much less money than expected last quarter to cover loan losses.

The top executive at Royal Bank of Canada expressed reluctance about expanding south of the border again, citing what he characterized as a changing regulatory landscape and pointing to lessons learned from the 2015 acquisition of City National Bank.

Provisions for credit losses rose 7% in the third quarter, which was less than other Canadian banks have reported. The Toronto-based company also benefited from the first full quarter of results from the unit it acquired from HSBC.