Deposits

Banks at a loss what to do with glut of deposits

06/17/20

A record amount of funds have flowed into banks since the coronavirus hit, but a low rate environment and tepid loan demand are complicating efforts to put that money to work.

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Banks back bill to eliminate brokered deposit restrictions

06/17/20

The legislation would aim to address concerns that the current policy is outdated by establishing a new regime to limit asset growth for banks that are not well-capitalized.

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Banks must shift focus to thrive in extraordinary times

06/05/20

Past is not prologue, and a successful strategy for becoming a top-performing bank in 2020 is very different than it might have been just six months ago.

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Wells Fargo struggling to stay under asset cap amid pandemic, CEO says

05/29/20

Even after the Fed eased some limitations in April to promote emergency lending, the bank has had to make some “tough choices” to heed the $1.95 trillion growth ceiling set by regulators in the aftermath of its phony-accounts scandal.

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Goldman predicts bumpy recovery, says problem loans could rise in 2Q

05/27/20

The economic contraction caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been worse than the Wall Street firm had modeled two months ago, its president John Waldron said Wednesday.

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S&T in Pennsylvania discloses potential exposure to check kiting scheme

05/26/20

The bank is trying to recover millions of dollars in returned deposits. It also has a $14 million loan to the company that allegedly conducted the scheme.

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Bankers expect recession to last into 2021

05/18/20

Bracing for a prolonged economic slowdown, many community bankers say they are considering a number of belt-tightening measures, including freezing salaries and delaying investments in technology and product development, according to a survey by Promontory Interfinancial Group.

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FDIC tool to prevent bank runs goes unused vs. coronavirus

05/14/20

Congress authorized the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to intervene if the pandemic caused a liquidity scare, but nearly two months later deposits are through the roof and the agency has not acted on the expanded authority.

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Loans, deposits soared in March, but banks' health is weakening: Fed

05/08/20

The Federal Reserve also said in a supervisory report released Friday that it would conduct stress tests this quarter as planned, taking into account sudden deterioration in the economy brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fed lifts six-per-month transaction limits on savings accounts

04/24/20

The central bank said customers will be able to make more transfers and withdrawals "at a time when financial events associated with the coronavirus pandemic have made such access more urgent."

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