Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

The price of bitcoin continues to rise in volatile trading; Wells Fargo, still reeling from its phony accounts scandal, is boosting signing bonuses for brokers just as competitors decrease theirs.

Reliance on asset-based loans protects banks as retail chains flounder; average FICO score hits record 700 while the percentage of those with scores below 600 hits new low.

Wells Fargo streamlines Western unit, shifts executives as post-scandal overhaul continues; Goldman Sachs gets grief for "cynical" purchase of Venezuelan bonds at deep discount.

Stocks in big banks have fallen by double-digit percentages since early March amid "fading hopes" of stimulus; Wells won't be able to manage municipal bond deals in New York for at least a year.

Fed Gov. Jerome Powell says central bank will provide more information to banks about how it conducts annual tests; bank CTO discusses its 2018 blockchain test.

More business lending is shifting from banks to "murky" trusts as the government imposes more restrictions to reduce risky loans; 11 states advance suit as Justice Department retreats.

President to name former One West lieutenant to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to head OCC; Wells plunges to number 100 from seventh in Barron's rankings of most respected public companies.

Spain's largest bank to pay a little over a dollar to save troubled domestic rival Banco Popular; House finance committee says CFPB director dragged his feet on Wells phony accounts scandal.

Bill would replace much of Dodd-Frank but is unlikely to become law; online retailer is expected to expand Amazon Lending program to small businesses in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.

Matthew Zames, the bank's COO, is leaving because Jamie Dimon doesn't look like he is; Financial overhaul bill passes along party lines but is unlikely to be the last word on regulatory reform.