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United Federal Credit Union plans to enter the state through a merger next year, and that could be a problem for Keystone-state banks and credit unions that are already struggling to grow.

Banks including Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase have announced individual sustainable finance targets for 2030 that range from $750 billion to $2.5 trillion. Yet such statements leave investors with little real insight into the very different ways in which banks are defining what's sustainable.

In reality, central bank digital currencies would provide only some of the benefits of a real cryptocurrency and would have numerous drawbacks.

A small bank stock index posted its biggest gain of the year in early November before that progress faded. What will it take for investors to sustain confidence in the sector?

Rep. Maxine Waters pressed executives from City National Bank, PNC Financial Services and Wells Fargo on opening branches in her California district and upholding promises made from recent merger agreements or consent orders.

Banking advocates claim FDIC's proposed corporate governance guidelines could undermine their legal duty to shareholders, despite the agency's claim that the proposal wouldn't break new ground.

The Toronto-based company is now forecasting more than $800 million USD in annual cost savings as a result of its Bank of the West acquisition in February. That's up nearly 20% from an earlier projection.

The lobbyist for the Home Loan Bank System has asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to confirm that the private consortium can continue to be a "lender of last resort," in direct conflict with the recommendations of its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Republicans and a handful of Democrats in the House and Senate, which already had passed an identical bill, say the data-collection rule would be too onerous for lenders and small-business borrowers. President Biden is expected to veto the legislation.

Wells Fargo is expanding into New York City's Hudson Yards, Mastercard launches a new generative AI-powered shopping tool, Banc of California closes PacWest acquisition and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

Expenses at Canada's second-biggest bank are higher than they should be, and the layoffs are one part of a plan to control costs going forward, executives say. Other Canadian banks including CIBC, Scotiabank and BMO have also shed workers this year.

Sloan is seeking to force Wells Fargo to honor multiple canceled stock awards and a bonus he says he was promised, according to a complaint filed Friday in California state court. He's also seeking unspecified damages for, among other things, emotional distress.

Zelle owner Early Warning Services has completed a test of its digital wallet, which it sees as a tool to streamline payments and combat the rising tide of fraud schemes, including those driven by generative AI.

Anne Marie Pippin, associate director in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Financial Technology, weighs the forces shaping the industry's future.

The Federal Home Loan Bank System is a crucial element of our financial infrastructure. All stakeholders should be included in discussions about reforming it.

The Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision said the central bank is weighing regulatory and supervisory changes to liquidity management standards. Current approaches, he said, might not be able to contend with the speed of modern runs.

Los Angeles-based City National Bank recorded a $247 million loss during a tumultuous final quarter of its fiscal year. But executives at the bank's Canadian parent company say they expect a return to profitability in the first quarter.

Bakhshi looks back on her nearly four-decade career and reflects on what has changed in the industry over the years.

The Canadian bank reported a 70% decline in profits at its U.S. commercial banking and wealth management unit in the most recent quarter and boosted reserves amid distress in the commercial real estate market.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said that synthetic risk transfers make it easier for banks to accumulate risk, thereby making them less able to absorb losses in a crisis.