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May’s high hopes for a robust economic recovery dashed, many bank CEOs and CFOs now expect a double dip.

UMB Financial Corp. has added an insurance brokerage leg to its distribution structure for health savings accounts.

The company's CEO John Koelmel offered a conservative outlook on the M&A market, his thoughts on prudent growth and a critique of financial reform.

As the Financial Stability Oversight Council prepared to hold its first meeting Friday, members of the panel faced open doubts from lawmakers and others about how fast it can move and what it can accomplish.

The return of bank profitability, coupled with some of the provisions of the federal stimulus, coaxed banks to buy state and local government debt in the first half.

At least two lenders — Popular and Huntington Bancshares — and possibly a third, U.S. Bancorp, are planning to cope with the high cost of regulation a different way.

The move underscored the difficulty of implementing the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform law, which requires regulators to act independently and in concert with other agencies.

Carrie Tolstedt, Wells Fargo's community banking head, has been awarded the No. 1 spot this year on U.S. Banker magazine's list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.

Rivals of BofA are expected to wait and see how the Charlotte company's moves sit with the public and with Elizabeth Warren, the special adviser who's setting up the CFPB.

While blacks were still concerned about rising health care costs and tax rates, that concern dropped by 15% since the last study.

There’s a lot of debate right now about whether putting annuities in 401(k) plans is a good idea or not.

Quarterly fee payments save the day, as new product sales suffer from a market dip.

Looking to fill a growing need for advisers for its brokerage business at a reasonable cost, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. has been training promising candidates in-house, in a departure from standard bank practice.

To avoid a Lehman Bros. redux, federal regulators must prepare for the next crisis by obtaining blueprints for unwinding the largest financial companies.

Rep. Spencer Bachus came out swinging Wednesday against speculation he may not become chairman of the House Financial Services Committee if Republicans win control of the House in the midterm elections.

Just four days after being appointed to spearhead the creation of the new consumer bureau, Elizabeth Warren has hit the ground running.

With bankers turning back to cross-selling, they are using corporate loans to attract other business from borrowers. That trend has Goldman Sachs backing accounting reforms.

Establishing a presence in China is slow going, but Northern Trust Corp., which recently won approval for a Beijing branch office, believes the payoff will be worth the wait.

The FDIC is soliciting the banking industry's help in devising a new resolution system — even as companies try to get an idea of what the new system will look like.

Banks, losing fees elsewhere, are looking to investment services to make up the difference.