Finance

In an online commentary published Wednesday, the Atlanta Fed president said he agreed with the view that "the bar to justify further rate hikes is higher than it was a few months ago."

Bank of America had a 55% increase in new clients in May, and the lender is planning to bulk up staffing to keep up with demand. 

Data from recent bank failures suggests that prevailing assumptions about which deposits are the most volatile could be dangerously flawed.

California regulators are suggesting that programs that allow workers fee-free access to their earnings between pay periods should be treated as loan products. That's wrong and short-sighted.

Both regional banks announced weaker guidance for net interest income than they had foreseen two months ago. The disclosures highlighted pressures that figure to take up a lot of the oxygen during second-quarter earnings season.

New loan acquisitions fell to their lowest level since 2020, but companies also grew shares of residential securities noticeably over the past three years, S&P Global Market Intelligence said.

Bond traders have overestimated month-over-month headline inflation heading into four of the last seven Consumer Price Index releases, says strategist Raghav Datla.

The top 200 publicly traded banks with less than $2 billion of assets capitalized on their strong loan portfolios and interest income. But given a shift in the economic environment and banking industry, performance challenges are expected to intensify through 2023.

Molloy will be leaving the banking giant for the nonprofit sector. Dan Tomson and Paul Creedon, co-heads of public finance, will be taking over his responsibilities.

Fintech VC funding flooded into consumer-focused companies in 2021. Now, the tides are changing direction.