Commercial banking
Far more than most people, financial services professionals ought to understand the compounding crisis of climate change.
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It's been a rocky few years for senior housing as the sector recovers from its COVID occupancy drop and its profitability takes a hit. But bankers see long-term opportunities amid an aging U.S. population and say their portfolios are healthy.
October 16 -
The deal, first announced in September 2022, would have given Taichung Commercial Bancorp a foothold in several U.S. markets.
October 16
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The simple act of disclosing their sensitivity to interest rate changes would bring market discipline to the banking industry's choices about interest rate risk.
October 16 -
Net interest income rose sharply at Wells Fargo and especially JPMorgan Chase last quarter, thanks to lighter-than-expected deposit costs. But questions linger about how long both companies can keep a lid on those expenses and whether smaller competitors can do the same.
October 13 -
Jane Fraser defended Citigroup's recently announced organizational overhaul and specific performance targets, saying the plan is different from prior restructurings because it's designed to fundamentally change how the company operates.
October 13 -
The Pittsburgh-based regional bank expects to save $325 million next year as it reduces its staff by 4%. Executives said the cuts are necessary because revenue has fallen amid a surge in interest rates and a decline in loan volumes.
October 13 -
The consulting giant's annual global banking review highlights a stark trend: Over a seven-year period, more than 70% of the net increase in financial assets ended up not on U.S. banks' balance sheets, but instead at insurance and pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, in private capital markets and elsewhere.
October 12 -
The job cuts came after CEO Bill Demchak said in July that he was "taking a hard look" at opportunities to reduce expenses. PNC joins a growing list of banks that have laid off workers amid declining growth prospects.
October 11 -
M&T Bank, Truist Financial and Eastern Bankshares are among the banks that have sold all or part of their insurance subsidiaries over the last year. Though the price is right, analysts warn that when interest rates decline, sellers will be without a key source of fee income.
October 3
