Bankshot

Democrats are disfavored in this year's midterm elections, but several factors are keeping races close. The outcome will affect the bank regulatory trajectory for at least the next two years.

Congress is expected to pass the SAFE Banking Act by year-end in one way or another. Bankers can learn a thing or two from others who have already taken the plunge. 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has isolated the nuclear power from much of the Western economy, worsening already fraught global supply chains and increasing uncertainty. But it can still get worse.

The banking industry has been working to beat back a proposal that would require banks to disclose certain customer account information to the Internal Revenue Service. But even if they succeed, the problem of unreported taxable income isn't going away.