Banking

Unsecured personal lending has fallen as many consumers have stashed away cash and paid down credit card balances during the pandemic. The trend probably won’t reverse course anytime soon.

The automated investing tool is part of Goldman Sachs's effort to be a full-service digital bank and to help partners like Apple and Stripe offer financial products, according to Stephanie Cohen, global co-head of consumer and wealth management.

Banks weren't involved in the trading frenzy, but some observers say the regulatory response should address risks to all financial institutions.

In the new Form CRS, firms must justify whether they place client assets in advisory or broker accounts.

Acquisitions of wealth management, insurance, fintech and other firms are expected to pick up as banks seek new sources of fee income and look to improve digital capabilities.

A slower-than-expected rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines and the threat of social unrest after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol could threaten the recovery, according to an American Bankers Association panel.

The firm’s chief executive began setting the stage last year when he broke the company’s three business lines into five.

Private collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to collect overdue tax debts have collected nearly $500 million since 2017, according to a new report, but that’s just a fraction of the over $30 billion owed.

Join Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square as he offers his insights into where the Fintech industry is headed next year. Will a Biden administration insist on greater regulation? What will happen in the cryptocurrency markets? What will be the big IPOs in the sector? Will GooglePlex make a big splash? What new technologies or applications should we be expecting?

The firm has about 200,000 staffers doing their jobs from home, a spokesman said.