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The global bank’s overhaul plan will put taxpayers and the financial system at risk.

Bank shares are down more than 9% this month; the Fed has never imposed the countercyclical capital buffer before.

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.

Citigroup's made some strides after the battering its share price took last year, but it still trails JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America; chiefs at the top U.S. global banks own on average more than 15 times the amount of their own firm's stock than their European counterparts.

The conglomerate run by Warren Buffett has tried in the past to keep its holdings below the 10% threshold in order to avoid heightened regulatory scrutiny.

Christopher Myers will retire as president and chief executive of CVB next spring, and the California bank says it will hire a search firm to begin seeking his replacement.

Credit unions can reduce concentration risk and free up funding for new loans though participations but many institutions are hesitant about the process.

Provident Bancorp, one of the nation's oldest active banks, is setting the stage to become a fully stock-owned company.

Northpointe Bancshares sold stock to an affiliate of Castle Creek Capital.

The former Barclays CEO turned bank investor said he sees more opportunity in smaller, newer banks.

Vernon Hill's U.K. bank sold $479 million of new stock and issued fresh details about its turnaround efforts. Those included plans to cease its controversial practice of purchasing design and branding services from a business owned by Hill's wife.

Meridian Corp. may have breached sales agreements after originating nearly $100 million in loans in a state where it lacked a license.

As Metro Bank’s problems mount, calls for Hill’s ouster as chairman are getting louder.

The London bank, founded by American entrepreneur Vernon Hill, has lost three-fourths of its market value since British regulators found that some of Metro’s mortgages were given the wrong risk weighting.

The company said it could use proceeds from selling common and preferred stock to increase lending and add branches.

Profitability improved significantly last year for banks with less than $2 billion of assets, but not because of anything they did. Some troubling trends lurk beneath those big gains too.

Political contributions from Wall Street rose, but did they influence policy?; bank stocks post biggest monthly gain since President Trump was elected.

CEO Kessell Stelling said he thinks about Synovus' depressed stock price daily, even though his team is ahead of schedule cutting costs from a deal that closed in January.

The company could use its share of proceeds from the IPO to repay debt and pursue bank acquisitions.

The company plans to use the new capital to pursue growth opportunities.