Risk management

PNC seeks ‘bulletproof’ balance sheet; hard-hit bank stocks rebound

05/15/20

The regional wants to “play offense” with the proceeds of its $17 billion BlackRock stake; shares of some bank shares jumped 6% Thursday but remain well behind the rest of the market.

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Zero Day, episode 1: There's a war out there

04/29/20

Cybercrime has emerged as one of the biggest potential sources of risk to the financial system over the last 20 years, and cybersecurity is a paramount concern to bankers everywhere. But can the internet be made more secure?

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Big banks try to figure out logistics of 'back to work'

04/26/20

Inside Citigroup's headquarters in Manhattan, executives are trying to solve a problem bedeviling much of Wall Street: How to get employees up elevators.

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House Dems seek details on FDIC's crisis plans following IG report

04/14/20

The heads of two congressional committees are requesting a briefing from the agency after a watchdog recommended improvements in how it prepares for crises.

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Banks cautioned on bonuses, pay; Powell praised for decisiveness

03/31/20

After the financial crisis banks took a PR beating, limiting bonuses could prevent criticism; the Fed moved with authority in the face of the coronavirus.

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Fed plowing ahead with stress tests. But should it?

03/27/20

Many argue the economic turmoil from the pandemic makes the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review irrelevant this year, while others say testing banks’ capital strength is crucial now more than ever.

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Fed’s new TALF has a major gap

03/26/20

Many borrowers will suffer unless the program, the central bank's latest response to the coronavirus pandemic, includes consumer loans issued by fintechs.

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Time for Congress to put an end to CECL

03/25/20

Policymakers should abolish the new accounting standard because it could distract banks at exactly the moment they need to be focused on pulling their communities from the brink of recession.

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Virus focus further dashes banks’ hopes of pot banking, AML reform

03/16/20

Financial institutions’ legislative agenda was already a low priority in Congress. Lawmakers’ efforts to stabilize the economy have shifted attention even farther away from bills that would benefit the industry.

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Waters is right to make Wells Fargo a poster child for bad practices

03/11/20

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee should call on regulators to take more aggressive steps with bad banking practices, starting with Wells.

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