Retail & Commercial

Credit Suisse Group reported its fourth straight loss as its investment bank continued to struggle, wealthy clients fled and the lender booked a charge related to a critical overhaul that's been in the making for months.

Republic Bancorp said it would pay $51 million in cash for CBank and its subsidiary Commercial Industrial Finance.

Credit Suisse Group said that Michael Klein is expected to become chief executive of the spun-out First Boston unit, as a result of the radical restructuring of the Swiss lender's investment bank. 

Bank of Montreal agreed to buy carbon credits from CarbonCure Technologie, a company backed by investors including Amazon.com.

Eighteen months after the $2.6 billion deal was announced — and five days before the Oct. 31 deadline — New York Community is still waiting for regulatory approval to buy the Michigan bank. On their joint earnings call, the companies wouldn't say where the deal stands.

Strong commodity prices and jumps in energy production fuel the Oklahoma bank's upbeat outlook for continued loan demand, despite inflationary pressures and high interest rates.

Masons Financial will make it easier for lodges to collect dues and for members to pool money for charity.

New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidelines say overdraft fees "that a consumer would not reasonably anticipate" could be illegal. President Biden and CFPB Director Rohit Chopra promoted them at a press briefing Wednesday.

Royal Bank of Canada is targeting cuts in the concentration of emissions from parts of its lending portfolio this decade, while shying away from the stronger, absolute-emissions reductions that other global banks have promised.

Banco Santander said rising costs linked to inflation could leave it short of its efficiency goal for the year while worsening credit quality trends in Brazil were also in focus, even as the lender's earnings beat analysts' expectations.