Concerned about rising default rates, banks "significantly" tightened underwriting in the first quarter, the Bank of England said in a report published Thursday.
Stephen Sanger is expected to leave as nonexecutive chairman; Barry Rodrigues, a former Citigroup and American Express executive, will join the British bank in November.
A community bank gets taken to task by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Tennis player Andy Murray makes his mom — and lots of other women — proud at Wimbledon. Also, the Bank of England's Charlotte Hogg and Morgan Stanley's Naureen Hassan.
Eleven major banks including Barclays, Citigroup and UBS said they'll seek ways to address the financial risks of global warming, after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney urged investors to act on the threat.
Using technology from the blockchain startup Ripple, the U.K.'s central bank completed a successful proof of concept—and reaffirmed its goal of integrating with distributed ledgers.
Two related and equally humiliating cases of high-level bankers completely falling for fake emails illustrate the dangers of social engineering and the need to better protect executives and other employees from themselves.
JPMorgan Chase’s Colleen Briggs and Fiona Greig are among those working on ways to help a growing segment of consumers with wildly fluctuating incomes. Plus, the women of Wells Fargo’s board and a big promotion at Citi.
CEO Jes Staley is investigated by British authorities for trying to unmask a bank whistleblower and will take a pay hit; ISS is second consultant to call for voting against Wells directors.
