Banking

Royal Bank of Canada's planned acquisition of HSBC Holdings' Canadian unit would expand its lead in the country's heavily concentrated financial market, strengthening its dealings with companies and wealthy individuals, while potentially drawing scrutiny from regulators.

The regulator's demand in confidential talks to settle a series of investigations into mistreatment of customers, described by people with direct knowledge of the matter, reflects its escalating frustration with the bank, which has been punished multiple times by authorities over the past six years for a variety of abuses.

Credit Suisse Group is planning a fresh round of job cuts at the global wealth management business starting next week, adding to dismissals that already started at the investment bank, according to people familiar with the matter.

The regional bank's play for a piece of the wealth management pie, under wraps for more than a year, has a unique twist.

The short-term loans surged in popularity during the pandemic thanks to consumers who were flush with extra cash and limited to shopping online.

Kristin Lemkau, CEO of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, discussed the launch of the company's Personal Advisors hybrid advisory channel and the challenges of managing and recruiting talent at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference.

Rich clients who have seen their portfolios dented are pursuing loans.

Goldman Sachs Group's David Solomon is embarking on his third major reorganization in just four years as chief executive, undoing some of the signature moves he made as recently as 2020.

The financial advisory firm cited recent conversations with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., where the current leadership is widely seen as unwelcoming of efforts to open new ILCs.

The troubled bank is still worth more than investors now value it.

When President Biden unveiled his plan for student debt relief, borrowers had many questions about what they needed to do. Now, a month later, there are some answers.

After investment banking fees fell by 54% last quarter, the nation's largest bank by assets is considering cutting back. "Last year, we had to add a lot of bodies just to execute the huge amount of volume we were executing," Chief Operating Officer Daniel Pinto said Tuesday.

After the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cracked down on a $2.8 billion-asset bank, industry observers expect more scrutiny of the ties between banks and financial technology startups.

Though fewer people are writing checks, banks of all sizes are seeing a massive increase in check fraud since 2020. Recouping losses from bad checks is pitting banks against each other, and regulators may have to weigh in.

Tax cheats have found a way to sidestep a 12-year-old U.S. law designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion.

Credit Suisse Group is shifting resources in the pursuit of business from a broader range of rich clients, as the lender focuses more on wealth management amid cuts to its troubled investment bank. 

Following another strong quarter for wealth management, here's what Goldman Sachs will do next in its hunt for the almost wealthy, and why it matters.

In a quarter filled with economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the New York investment firm’s digital consumer bank achieved record-high revenues. Executives have said they plan to drive up revenues in that segment to $4 billion by 2024.

Missouri-based UMB Financial says it would acquire 157,000 accounts across more than 3,000 employer groups from Old National Bancorp in Indiana.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo joined Citigroup in pledging to expand benefits to cover travel for out-of-state abortions. Smaller banks in blue states were more vocal, with one female CEO saying: “I stand in disbelief.”