Regional banking

Fed rate cuts should favor preferred stocks, Virtus fund manager says

One financial firm is trying to capitalize on preferred stocks – which carry more risks than bonds, but aren’t as…

Why hundreds of U.S. banks may be at risk of failure

Hundreds of small and regional banks across the U.S. are feeling stressed. “You could see some banks either fail or…

Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warns

Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, according to Sheila Bair, former chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.…

Fed sparking irrational market optimism over potential rate cuts, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warns

Market optimism over the potential for interest rate cuts next year is dangerously overdone, according to former FDIC Chair Sheila…

Treasury yield jump is not ‘death to equities,’ BofA’s Savita Subramanian says

The latest jump in Treasury yields is not “death to equities,” BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on…

CME Group CEO Terry Duffy: Manage your risk because everyone I’ve talked to got Fed ‘dead wrong’

It’s vital for investors to manage risk right now no matter where interest rates go, according to CME Group CEO…

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…

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…