Risk management

The $30 million acquisition has hit a snag over problems with Franklin’s commercial real estate portfolio.

As Huntington's chief regulatory liaison, Helga Houston deserves much of the credit for the fact that the Fed approved the FirstMerit acquisition in just 185 days.

Barb Godin is one of two women on the 15-member operating committee at Regions Financial.

Paulette Mullings Bradnock is the first woman to hold the title of chief auditor at the venerable bank.

The Oregon bank has expanded the role of its chief credit officer to include oversight of risk management.

Banks should not point blame at the credit bureau but rather should step up and demonstrate their commitment to their customers. If you punt the problem to Equifax, it suggests you don’t really care.

Serving on multiple boards while holding full-time executive positions weakens a director’s ability to fulfill the governance demands at complex institutions.

New York’s banking regulator ordered Habib Bank Ltd. to pay $225 million and surrender its license to operate in the state, effectively removing Pakistan’s largest lender from the U.S. financial system.

As the Federal Reserve retools its supervisory approach to bank boards, some critics fear the changes may go too far.

Financial institutions increasingly depend on large tech companies such as Google and Apple for infrastructure, said the group that runs the World Economic Forum, stopping well short of recommending regulatory changes.

Readers weigh in on the end of President Trump's business councils, what the Charlottesville, Va., clashes mean for banks, OSHA's mishandling of Wells Fargo whistleblower claims, community banks' embrace of blockchain, and more.

Payment processors and banks are being called on to cut off funds to white supremacist groups, but there are practical and legal limits to what firms can do.

The exodus of chief executives from two of President Trump’s business advisory councils in the aftermath of the Charlottesville tragedy was a highly visible example of risk management and cultural principles in action.

Using historical patterns to predict the next financial success or crisis seems rational. But beware the human psyche’s tendency to concoct order out of randomness.

Even the most honest customers can look risky if they frequently travel. Their movements can throw off traditional vetting techniques that authenticate transactions by looking at location as a risk factor.

The three bitcoin wallets that are linked to the WannaCry malware, which hit hundreds of thousands of networks using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system in 150 countries, were emptied out Thursday morning, analysts have confirmed.

The bank agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle charges it didn't tell consumers why their checking account applications were rejected; Winklevoss brothers to supply bitcoin data to Chicago exchange.

The post-crisis swing in the regulatory pendulum changed Wall Street forever, but it's not clear how much life changed for the umpires of credit, despite a few regulatory tweaks.

JPMorgan Chase is among four banks sued by a trustee for investors in the debt of Millennium Health LLC, alleging the lenders failed to inform them of a federal probe into the billing practices of the borrower.

Rising fraud rates in mobile channels have spawned a bumper crop of new tools to battle crime, but merchants appear to lack consensus on which ones are most effective.