News Topic: Investor confidence

The Federal Reserve Board plan to revise its post-crisis framework promises reduced compliance costs and other benefits. But some analysts see the removal of guardrails as increasing failure risk, which may spook investors. ... Read full article

Purchase of data firm and cancellation of a stock buyback rile shareholders; smaller banks are concerned tariffs could hurt business lending. ... Read full article

That’s the question executives of publicly traded banks are asking themselves as they try to make sense of new — and somewhat vague — guidance from the SEC on procedures for disclosing data breaches. ... Read full article

Having solid relationships with those who cover the banking industry can lend credibility to management teams, especially when times are tough. ... Read full article

The private-equity firms, which invested in a predecessor to Union Bancshares in May 2010, sold their shares for a total of $301 million. ... Read full article

Readers criticized a credit union securitization proposal, weighed in on scaling back the CFPB’s complaint database, debated the need for banks to examine gender-based salary comparisons, and more. ... Read full article