Policy & Regulation

One key test of banks' latest living will submissions, the first batch of which are due Wednesday, is whether the public portions of their plan are understandable to the public. If they aren't, regulators are ready to take tough action against institutions.

Citigroup overtook JPMorgan Chase to become the largest derivatives dealer in the U.S. The firm's derivative contracts as measured on a notional basis were $56.6 trillion at the end of first quarter, while JPMorgan came in at $56.2 trillion.

Culture is measured in the good banks do for communities and customers, employees and shareholders. That kind of culture must be built over generations.

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Citizens Community Bank in South Hill, Va., has redeemed about 75% of its outstanding preferred stock in the Small Business Lending Fund.

Many in the banking industry on Friday voiced support for the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide and discussed how it would have an impact on their businesses.

As the fifth anniversary of Dodd-Frank approaches, regulators in the U.S. and around the world appear to be joining the financial industry in favoring an approach to shadow banking that focuses on risky activities, rather than entities.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week, including a proposal to regulate banks based on their activities rather than size and a plea for members of Congress to take action to help community banks.

WASHINGTON — Certain indicators of financial risk appear to be getting worse, including term premiums for Treasury bonds and dealer inventories of fixed-income assets, according to the Office of Financial Research.

Colorado has named a new state banking commissioner, after an interim commissioner has held the job for almost 18 months.