Risk management

Regional banks will need to implement holistic, sophisticated data and risk analysis technology following last month's bank runs, experts say.

In his new role as chief operating officer, Selva will take the reins of a multiyear initiative to improve internal controls. Those efforts, which followed regulatory scrutiny, were previously led by longtime banker Karen Peetz, who plans to retire in May.

Institutions can borrow against par-valued securities that they would otherwise have to sell at a loss when there's a run on deposits, and it could have effectiveness beyond its actual usage.

There were many red flags before the California bank failed last week. Now the questions are: How did federal and state regulators assess the risks, and what actions did they take in response?

The FDIC named Greg Carmichael, who retired last year as CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, to run a bridge bank that will hold Signature's deposits and most of its assets.

Banks with up to $225 billion of assets are making some progress in assessing climate-related financial risks, but they still lag behind bigger banks in taking action, according to a report from the consulting firm Baringa Partners US.

Under the new policy, firms that come forward with misconduct before it becomes known to the public or prosecutors and then fully cooperate will receive "significant benefits" in any resulting deal, federal prosecutors in New York say.

Compliance software helps banks onboard and monitor cannabis business clients in a regulatory grey zone.

The models that underpin the central bank's climate risk management exercise are deeply flawed and unsuited to the task at hand.