Risk management

Lenders are taking steps to reduce exposure to fluctuations in oil prices, including getting tougher in demanding that drillers use commodity hedges.

Banks need to respond swiftly to allegations of sexual harassment and other misdeeds, even those involving their top performers.

There are plenty to choose from, including ADA lawsuits, taxation, field of membership and more.

The acquisition is part of IBM’s recent focus on financial risk management services.

The lawmakers are calling on banks to follow the lead of Citigroup and Bank of America in limiting their business with firearms dealers in light of recent mass shootings.

Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency in Minneapolis also specializes in workers' compensation services.

If Freddie Mac's credit-risk transfer activities continue to grow, mortgage lenders could eventually see a reduction in the guarantee fees they pay to the government-sponsored enterprise, according to CEO Donald Layton.

Porter Bancorp in Kentucky spent years tackling credit and capital issues. As Limestone Bank, it will finally get back on offense.

On one hand, banks could face regulatory pressure to restrict services to the firearms industry. But banks that take a strong stand also risk the wrath of GOP lawmakers opposed to such restrictions.

The New York State Department of Financial Services is encouraging banks to review ties with the firearms industry.