banks

Federal Reserve says 23 biggest banks weathered severe recession scenario in stress test

All 23 of the U.S. banks included in the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test weathered a severe recession scenario while…

Wise shares spike 16% as higher interest rates help fintech triple profits

Online money transfer firm Wise’s shares soared 16% Tuesday as the company reported a spike in profits thanks to rising…

A U.S. recession is coming this year, HSBC Asset Management warns — with Europe to follow in 2024

The U.S. will enter a downturn in the fourth quarter, followed by a “year of contraction and a European recession…

Goldman Sachs faces big writedown on CEO David Solomon’s ill-fated GreenSky deal

Goldman Sachs is likely to take a large write-down for its 2021 acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky after seeking to…

A.I. has a discrimination problem. In banking, the consequences can be severe

AMSTERDAM — Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. From biometric identification systems that disproportionately misidentify the faces of Black…

Fed Chair Powell says smaller banks likely will be exempt from higher capital requirements

New rules expected to require that banks keep more capital almost certainly won’t apply to smaller institutions, Federal Reserve Chair…

SEC fines JPMorgan subsidiary for deleting 47 million emails, some related to subpoenas

The Securities and Exchange Commission fined the broker-dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase $4 million for accidentally deleting about 47 million…

House Democrats release wave of bank reform bills

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday will release a slate of reform bills in response to the recent bank failures…

Bipartisan bill to claw back executives’ pay when banks fail passes out of Senate Banking Committee

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday voted to send to the full Senate a bill that aims to…

Bank of England’s conundrum deepens as inflation and labor market stay hot

LONDON — The Bank of England is “caught between a rock and a hard place” as it prepares for a…