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A new academic paper dives into the key factors that have caused bank failures over the past 160 years.

After Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he intends to place a temporary cap on credit card interest rates, many felt the plan would create a large constriction of credit.

Racquel Oden, HSBC's head of wealth and personal banking in the U.S., talks about how to guide clients through a year of political and economic upheaval.

Apple's credit card business is up for grabs, presenting a chance to cross-sell financial products. But that opportunity comes at a cost.

Policymakers signaled more reductions lie ahead, a development that could curb lenders' net interest income in the near term but support economic growth and credit quality.

The regional bank has already seen a large reduction in "criticized" loans, and it expects that trend to pick up as lower borrowing costs alleviate the pain in the commercial real estate sector.

Underlying U.S. inflation unexpectedly picked up in August on higher prices for housing and travel, undercutting the chances of an outsize Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week.

The North Carolina bank lowered its medium-term target for return on tangible common equity target, reflecting the fact that the financial projections for the merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks have not come to fruition.

The Ohio-based bank said it would hire 350 people to operate retail banking and wealth management businesses in a region where it recently launched commercial banking.

After hikes pinched profits across the industry, a move in the opposite direction could be the start of a more promising trend. But bankers caution that the immediate effects of a September rate cut figure to be small.