In|Vest 2018 Direct

Dama Financial's new CEO Pat O'Boyle is trying to make his firm the "weed department" for reluctant financial institutions. He has heavy competition — and a reluctant target market.

Banks in the U.S. tend to exist for about half the life span of the average human being. It doesn't have to be that way.

Mikhail Karataev is an anti-money-laundering analyst with Citi. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and has authored more than 100 articles and books on the topic of regulatory compliance. He has held various positions in the banking industry over a 15-year career.

The National Credit Union Administration is addressing two of the main reasons why new institutions aren't being formed — making it easier for the organizers to raise the required capital and easing the burden of the application process, says Todd Harper, the agency's chairman.

Edward M. Lamont's biography of his grandfather, Thomas W. Lamont, who advised presidents and extended credit to foreign nations as JPMorgan & Co.'s chief executive in the first half of the 20th century, will be rereleased in paperback this fall. Given that more concise, analytical histories of the banker have been published since, this long tome may have been better left collecting dust.

American Banker's annual reputation survey shows regional banks were hit hardest by this spring's bank failures. But there were a few bright spots, including digital-only firms and highly specialized firms.