Stress tests

Andrea Smith is leading an effort to address income inequality in Bank of America's hometown.

Unlike a visiting sports team, foreign banks can't just blame local referees they perceive as biased for penalties or fines.

The purpose of the stress tests program is to reassure the public that the banking system is safe, but the stress tests are not an independent assessment of financial institutions’ actual strength.

U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo to use Blend software to speed up mortgage origination processes; Robert Kaplan wants to keep stress tests on big banks.

As banks press for deregulation, the debate over whether high bank capital standards are inhibiting loan growth has taken center stage.

Financial regulation is too complex and needs to be retooled to improve access to credit, President Trump’s nominees to two top banking regulators told Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Readers question acting comptroller Noreika, weigh in on SoFi’s charter application, defend Trump’s exit from the Paris Accord, and more.

With a heavy focus on the granular details of compliance, bankers and regulators might miss the big picture — not unlike New York City’s approach to fighting crime in the 1990s.

American card processor has a deal for its British counterpart; after passing Fed tests, banks still stressed by weak lending, low interest rates.

Higher dividends and more aggressive repurchase programs are bound to attract more investors, which could boost stock prices and prompt more dealmaking, analysts said.