Week in Banking: Citi Boys Club, Force-Placed Shuffle, Earnings

January 21, 2013 10:00 AM

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Citigroup's Michael picks a team much like him, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weighs in on force-placed insurance and banks release good-news, bad-news earnings reports.

Consumer banking

Law and regulation

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Earnings

Ohio banks say 'Howdy' to commercial loan opportunities in Texas

At a time of mild or nonexistent loan growth, middle-market borrowers in the Lone Star State are providing a boost to Fifth Third Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares.

By Catherine Leffert

April 19
Industry News

Capital One and Discover walked away from talks before reaching a deal

New details have emerged about the negotiations that culminated in Capital One's blockbuster $35 billion agreement to acquire Discover. At one point last December, the two parties broke off discussions, according to a securities filing.

By Allissa Kline

April 19
Politics and policy

Fed: Inflation, policy uncertainty are top financial stability concerns

According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks. Survey respondents expressed heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.

By Ebrima Santos Sanneh

April 19