Practice and client management

Wealth management lifted the firm's bottom line, as the unit's revenues rose 11% over the past year and it hauled in assets across multiple channels.

Headcount at the nation's second-largest bank has fallen by around 1,000 since the end of last month. More job reductions are in the works after noninterest expenses rose by 6% during the first quarter.

Though revenue growth remains a challenge, Citigroup is still committed to its global wealth management expansion plan, CEO Jane Fraser said Friday. Andy Sieg is joining the bank from Merrill Lynch in September as head of global wealth management.

Terry Dolan will see his role expand when two senior executives retire this summer, and will then hand over CFO duties to John Stern in September.

JPMorgan's board of directors recommended shareholders reject three proposals for the bank to divest from fossil fuels, set new emissions reduction targets and detail 2030 decarbonization plans.

A pending Supreme Court ruling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure could create dangerous regulatory uncertainty. Congress should act first.

Bank regulators have historically neglected the needs of Black communities. Channeling funds to the banks that serve them would repair some of the damage.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial CEO Doug Kennedy is betting that giving his workforce the same hospitality training hotel employees receive will lead to better customer service and a healthier bottom line.

The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank was an abdication of bank regulators' responsibility to see to it that market discipline effectively polices the banking industry.

The more employees who can confidently tell their bank's story, the better positioned a bank will be to build relationships and earn business.

The Bank Term Funding Program, rolled out by the central bank on Sunday night, offers par value for underwater securities that banks pledge to obtain short-term loans. Industry insiders expressed optimism on Monday that it will buy time for institutions that have been hit by rising interest rates.

Carmichael held the position for less than a year after stepping down as chief in July. The Cincinnati bank plans to elect a new executive chair at its annual shareholder meeting in April.

The activist investor is crying foul, claiming the Dallas-based bank harassed one of his board candidates into withdrawing and rejected the nomination of another. The bank says the candidates failed to make full disclosures.

The Illinois company is smaller than other banks that have done away with the charges, but it's been substantially less reliant on overdraft revenue than some depositories. Wintrust executives explained the decision as a response to technological changes in consumer banking.

The merger of Columbia and Umpqua has created a $52 billion-asset bank rooted in the Pacific Northwest. CEO Clint Stein said the company has room to expand in California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

While Goldman Sachs is still pushing to make its expansion into consumer lending profitable, the bank is also weighing strategic alternatives, CEO David Solomon says. The dueling options reflect the problems that Wall Street giant faces in Main Street banking.