Interest rates

Credit unions across the pond are hopeful that they will be able to push their legislative priorities once Parliament is no longer preoccupied with Brexit.

The Federal Reserve's monetary policies have exacerbated the wealth gap, making the central bank a vulnerable target for Trump. He’s taking full advantage.

Readers react to the Fed's lengthy plan for a real-time payments system and Fifth Third's minimum wage increase, jab at Sen. Warren's absence on the Senate Banking Committee and more.

U.S. financial stocks are down nearly 4% this week on rate pressure, but it’s even worse for European banks; the mutual fund giant will automatically sweep investor cash into a money fund yielding 1.9%.

China's decision to stop buying U.S. soybeans and let its currency depreciate raised the prospect of further interest rate cuts. That hurt banks slightly more than the rest of the market on what was a bad day for all equities.

The approach could work as long as the Fed were to add certain thresholds.

The Senate is also expected to pass a budget deal that will increase spending and suspend the debt ceiling.

Several small and midsize banks say they are losing borrowers to rivals and worry the trend could get worse as interest rates decline.

The Columbus, Ohio, company said Thursday that it expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates twice this year and two more times in 2020.

Second-quarter earnings at the Chicago custody bank were flat as increased interest costs offset better yields and fee income held steady.

KeyCorp, Regions Financial and others have sacrificed short-term profits to avoid being crushed by an anticipated decline in interest rates.

The Birmingham, Ala., company warned in its earnings call that moves by the central bank could make it harder to lower costs.

The company could rein in deposit costs, cut operational expenses and buy back more shares in anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate reduction. Other banks — especially big ones — could do the same.

Interest rates on CDs of six-months or longer have declined since a Federal Reserve meeting in June, according to Moebs Services.

Christopher Waller is a conventional choice drawn from within the Fed’s own ranks. Judy Shelton has spent decades outside mainstream economics. But both are expected to echo the president’s call for lowering interest rates.

The president said that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi would do a better job overseeing monetary policy in the U.S. than Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Regional and small banks are striking digital partnerships and launching new savings offerings as they attempt to steal away business from bigger institutions.

The banking industry isn't prepared to transition away from a key financial benchmark in 2021, and steps need to be taken now to avoid market disruptions.

Although Libor will will not be phased out until at least 2021, Randal Quarles said making the switch early is "consistent with prudent risk management."

Currently, the maximum a federal credit union can charge on most loans is 18%. But a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lower that to 15% on consumer credit could reduce access, experts said.