New president of Promontory Interfinancial Network says recession will cause "hundreds" of nonbank disruptors to fail; lenders face dilemma over offering Main Street loans to noncustomers; PNC Financial expands, diversifies executive leadership team; and more from this week’s most-read stories.
The bank is expected to report a small net profit for the second quarter next week; shareholders are challenging the government's 2012 decision to appropriate nearly all of the agencies' profits.
The new Center for Climate-Aligned Finance will help financial institutions navigate the various challenges involved in the shift to renewable energy — as lenders, power consumers and corporate citizens. Its backers include JPMorgan and Bank of America.
The company has established a fund that will provide capital, technical assistance and long-term recovery support to small businesses, especially minority-owned companies. The other megabanks are expected to donate their fees, also.
The Wall Street firm is jumping into a market dominated by a handful of big U.S. banks, betting that superior technology can lure companies with complex cash-management needs.
Wells Fargo is pulling back from student lending as the surge in coronavirus cases threatens to further disrupt higher education and the broader U.S. economy.
Supreme Court says the president has the power to remove the director at will; the bank is the only one of the six largest U.S. banks to say they will cut their dividend next quarter.
