A U.S. senator claims that proposed new rules would allow bank supervisors to oust bank executives over things as vague as "climate risk" standards.

The Wildflower Foundation is seeking to raise $10 million for its Sunlight Loan Fund, which supports teachers who want to provide broader access to Montessori education. U.S. Bank recently closed on the inaugural commitment to the fund.

Next week, the House Financial Services Committee will discuss bank regulator oversight bills, including one that would remove the Federal Reserve's Vice Chairman for Supervision position.

Citigroup executive Jay Collins says the company is "absolutely interested" in arranging new deals in the market for debt-for-nature swaps, which allow countries to restructure their debt in exchange for promises to protect the environment.

A recent breakthrough transaction demonstrates the promise of credit union sub-debt offerings for investors looking to enter the ESG space.

The bank hasn't managed debt sales in Texas since a measure took effect in 2021 that bars governmental entities from working with companies that "discriminate" against firearms businesses. BofA's "current risk-based framework and policies" can comply with that law, a lawyer for the bank has told the state.

Measurements of financed emissions are currently plagued by differing methodologies and time lags in corporate climate disclosures, according to a new report by an environmental advocacy group.

Pride month is the perfect time to take a hard look at the discrimination that LGBTQ people face in the financial services industry, particularly when it comes to obtaining credit.

Investments in carbon-removal credits could help scale new technologies, and they offer certain benefits over the purchase of carbon offset credits. But critics said the $200 million investment is small in comparison with the bank's commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

The three-year-old law required banks and other corporations based in the nation's most populous state to appoint a minimum number of board members from designated underrepresented communities. A federal judge said that it imposed an unconstitutional racial quota.