Banking

A new International Monetary Fund working paper highlights how inadequate data sharing leaves the U.S. banking sector vulnerable to transnational fraud syndicates.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based regional bank said it's been executing on its strategic priorities and is consequently setting a new, higher target for a key profitability metric.

The real risk is not whether private credit looks like 2007 — it's whether banks understand how much of their balance sheets are quietly exposed to marks they don't control.

Community Bankshares in Lagrange ran afoul of regulators after announcing a major expansion of its government-guaranteed lending operation in 2025.

The stablecoin provider recently applied for a national trust bank charter from the OCC after acquiring a New York trust charter last year.

The Providence, Rhode Island-based bank is analyzing its 14-state branch network and plans to unveil details of a branch optimization plan by midyear, executives said.

The Minneapolis company boosted revenue, kept operating expenses in check, and beat analysts' first-quarter earnings expectations.

America's oldest bank enjoyed a 33% increase in its bottom line, as economic turbulence fueled business and the company's efforts to improve efficiency and boost cross-selling paid dividends.

Banks are currently underwriting mortgages based on one-year property insurance contracts. The Federal Housing Finance Authority should use its influence to build longer-term climate risk assessments into loans.

JPMorganChase, Bank of America and PNC are all investing money into new branches; actual, physical branches. Not many, but they are doing it.

Big-bank executives explained this week why they're still investing in their physical footprints, even as AI advances rapidly and financial technology firms wade deeper into the banking business.

The topic of AI implementation came up on several big banks' first-quarter earnings calls. Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Wednesday that the firm views AI as a friend.

Nir Zuk, who founded cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and retired from the firm last year, has applied to acquire voting shares in Liberty Bank, N.A.

The deal between OpenAI and personal financial management startup Hiro Finance, the second of its kind for the AI company, will lead to the sunset of the Hiro platform next month.

The investment bank reported a surge in net revenues for the first quarter, aided by robust client activity in investment banking and wealth management.

The Pittsburgh-based bank expanded its geographic footprint — and grew its loans and deposits during the first quarter — with the purchase of FirstBank in Colorado. Expenses also rose as the bank paid up to begin integrating its acquisition.

After a strong first quarter, America's second-largest bank hailed the resilience of the U.S. consumer, but also forecast rising inflation in the near future.

The CEO of America's largest bank said that private credit won't crash the banking system, but a credit cycle will be worse on the economy than people expect.

Israel Velasco, who is slated to become the head of the Puerto Rican bank's U.S. subsidiary, will be charged with helping to implement the company's new strategic framework.