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Many may switch institutions that don’t meet their needs.

The Colorado bank's wealth management practice is operated like a boutique high-net-worth independent RIA.

The banking industry's effort to compensate for lost overdraft-fee income by phasing out free checking has hit a roadblock.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed Monday to raise the required level of reserves at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to more than $80 billion — a move that would require banks to pony up a huge amount of money.

$30 billion initiative would be separate from Tarp

WASHINGTON — For the second Friday in a row, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. relied on new-bank capital to find homes for the operations of failed institutions.

The insurer sees real opportunity in the Midwest and California.

Their clients are fed up with Washington as a general rule.

One silver lining was the firm’s wealth advisory group.

Zions Bancorp. executives argued this week that their business is getting back to normal, but it might be time for a company with beachheads in the troubled Southwest to redefine what normal is.

Will the proposed “Volcker Plan” really hurt large companies as much as feared?

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote for Thursday that would clear the path to a second term for Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke.

O.B. Grayson Hall has his work cut out for him as the incoming chief executive of struggling Regions Financial Corp.

Just how unattractive do deposits have to get before they quit growing?

Zions Bancorp., still struggling with its commercial real estate portfolio, lost $182 million in the fourth quarter and $1.2 billion for the year but reported improvements in credit quality and capital.

PE buyer finally gets to use 'shelf' charter

But advisor optimism for stronger performance has increased.

Net interest margin expanded and the integration of National City Corp. continued smoothly, but PNC Financial Services Group Inc. did not get the same pop from fourth-quarter credit trends that other banks enjoyed.

Fifth Third Bancorp, KeyCorp and Comerica Inc. may not have closed the book on losses stemming from the financial crisis, but they certainly appear to have begun a new chapter.

Critics pan plan to limit growth and risk as vague and unworkable