National banks

On Mar. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

On Mar. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Ahead of a House hearing to examine his company's proposed merger with SunTrust, King tried to downplay regulatory concerns.

The likelihood of Fed rate cuts is causing banks to plan for less net interest income, but it would be a mistake for JPMorgan to back off its move into new markets and tech investments, Jamie Dimon says.

Aside from BB&T-SunTrust, dealmaking got off to a sluggish start this year. But that may soon change, not just because of pressure to achieve scale. For many banks and credit unions, a technology-capability gap could be the determining factor.

Some large banks, including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, will increase dividends and stock repurchases by double digits.

The new accounting standard for loan losses combined with an expected rule change around incentive-based compensation could hit bank chiefs in the wallet, according to a new report.

While other industries reversed their previous downward trend, perceptions of the banking industry continue to get worse. Here are some steps banks can take to try to burnish their reputations.

HSBC is opening 50 new retail branches in the U.S. and hiring more than 300 staff as part of the British lender's plan to expand services to regions where it has previously been absent.

Wells Fargo is in negotiations to settle a U.S. probe into procurement of low-income housing tax credits as its top lawyer tries to clean up issues before handing off the chief executive officer role.

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Big banks and other financial firms spend as much as $3,000 per employee to defend computer networks from cybercriminals, a survey found, as the industry remains the primary target of such attacks.

April Frazer describes herself, forthrightly, as a very driven person. Which may explain how she became global head of banks at Wells Fargo before her 37th birthday.

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is pushing a proposal that the billions banks have paid in fines be given to Americans who lost homes or suffered in other ways during the financial crisis.

Jamie Dimon, in his 51-page annual letter to shareholders, warned investors to get ready for more wild rides like the one that upended markets at the end of last year.

Even before Tim Sloan stepped down as chief executive of the scandal-stung Wells Fargo, the bank had already gotten back into the good graces of the biggest U.S. state.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has promoted Maryann Kennedy to oversee about 800 OCC examiners who supervise the largest banks.