by Ken Chase | Jul 7, 2023 | Banks, News
According to Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan, recent economic news suggests that interest rate hikes need to continue. Logan made the remarks at a Columbia University event on Thursday. She cited two worrisome factors to justify her call for additional...
by Ken Chase | Jun 30, 2023 | Banks, News
According to a new Federal Reserve report, the nation’s largest banks all passed the annual Fed stress test. The tests reportedly found that the financial sector remains resilient, though some weaknesses were noted in the Fed’s final report. The importance of the Fed...
by Ken Chase | Jun 30, 2023 | Banks, News
Bank of America has announced plans to dramatically expand its market reach by the end of 2026. In a press release, BofA confirmed its extend its “financial center network” into four additional states and nine new markets. The confirmed market expansion plans are part...
by Ken Chase | Jun 28, 2023 | Banks, News
Central banks around the world need to continue to raise interest rates, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). That call for action was delivered via a recent BIS report, which asserts that the global inflation fight is not over. BIS general...
by Ken Chase | Jun 28, 2023 | Banks, News
Banks with more than $100 billion in assets should expect an increase in capital requirements under a new proposed Basel III rule. That’s according to remarks from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg late last week. Gruenberg announced...
by Ken Chase | Jun 26, 2023 | Banks, News
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives planned to release several bank reform bills on Wednesday, according to CNBC. The proposals are supposedly designed to address the recent banking crisis that led to multiple bank failures. Democrats in the House Financial...
