Risk management

Wells Fargo's longtime chief risk officer announces retirement

01/17/18

The San Francisco bank said that Michael Loughlin's departure is unrelated to the sales scandal that has dogged the company for the last 16 months.

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More questions for Wells Fargo after exam rating leak

01/11/18

The disclosure of a key part of Wells Fargo's exam rating is fueling speculation that further regulatory action may soon be taken against the megabank and raising renewed questions about its regulator's oversight.

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Capital One names new chief risk officer, general counsel

01/09/18

The McLean, Va., company said that the personnel moves were unrelated to either its financial performance or its risk performance.

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Regulators faulted for 'box checking' mentality on anti-laundering enforcement

01/09/18

Examiners focus too much on how many suspicious activity reports banks file and too little on the true riskiness of their activities, according to lawmakers and industry representatives.

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Fed details planned changes to large banks’ risk management

01/05/18

The proposal lays out principles in three critical areas: the effectiveness of senior management, handling of the firm’s business line and the independent risk management structures within a banking organization.

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KeyCorp taps BB&T executive as new chief risk officer

01/03/18

After a six-month transition period, Mark Midkiff will succeed Bill Hartmann later this year.

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Fannie Mae's delinquency rate returns to high last seen in March

01/02/18

Fannie Mae's serious delinquency rate climbed to a high not seen since March 2017, but remained lower than it was 12 months prior.

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BofA adds MIT scientist to board of directors

12/14/17

Maria Zuber, who oversees research administration and policy at MIT, has been appointed to the board's enterprise risk and corporate governance committees.

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Fed faulted for failing to do more to prevent regulatory capture

12/07/17

The central bank should take new steps to ensure that examiners do not become too cozy with the big banks they supervise, a government watchdog said.

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Reducing payments does more than reducing principal, study shows

12/05/17

Cutting payments helps stave off default, but principal reduction on underwater loans and lower consumer debt levels are less effective, according to JPMorgan Chase Institute's new study of post-crisis modifications.

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