Wall Street nemesis to join House panel's Deutsche Bank probe

02/07/19

The House Financial Services Committee is hiring a Senate lawyer with deep experience conducting complex investigations to help run its upcoming probe of Deutsche Bank, according to people briefed on the matter.

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Otting hopes for joint CRA rule, but says OCC could go it alone

02/07/19

The comptroller of the currency also addressed, in his role as acting FHFA head, whether Congress or the Trump administration will spearhead GSE reform.

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Digital arms race key driver in BB&T-SunTrust deal

02/07/19

The merged bank would set up an innovation and technology center in Charlotte as part of its bid to compete better against the largest institutions and fintech startups.

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BB&T-SunTrust union invites stricter regulation

02/07/19

The combined bank will move into a more demanding supervisory class under the Fed’s regime, but analysts also see a regulatory upside from the deal.

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Fed seeks balance between transparency, toughness in stress tests

02/07/19

The central bank has drawn mixed reviews for new stress test scenarios and changes to how much banks know about the test beforehand. Its top regulatory official says the enhancements help the post-crisis regime evolve.

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Wells Fargo glitch causes widespread outage, leaves customers fuming

02/07/19

Customers reported being unable to access online banking, mobile banking or their debit cards.

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BB&T-SunTrust: Three big questions

02/07/19

Why now? Will it work? How will their rivals respond? The megadeal between the two East Coast regionals offers up plenty of grist for speculation.

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BB&T, SunTrust to merge; ECB plans new bank stress test

02/07/19

The deal would be the biggest bank merger in more than a decade; banks would need to show how many days they could last with just cash on hand.

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Is this Swift's answer to Ripple?

02/06/19

Swift is showing more swagger in its rivalry with Ripple thanks to progress it has made with a multifaceted payments-tracking technology called GPI.

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Wells names new chief auditor to replace executive placed on leave

02/06/19

A former audit executive at Citi and Amex, Julie Scammahorn is replacing David Julian, who remains on administrative leave. She will join the bank in April.

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