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Big banks
Can Britain's power lunch power back this summer?
May 24, 2021
The City of London, the U.K. equivalent of Wall Street, is preparing for tens of thousands of executives to filter back in.
Big banks' profits are doing better than the economy
by
Justin Ho
Jan 15, 2021
They've been raking in money thanks to the strong stock market, companies' appetite for debt and initial public offerings.
More optimistic about the recovery, big banks trim the reserves they set aside to cover bad loans
by
Justin Ho
Oct 14, 2020
But if we're in for a double-dip recession, they'll need to set aside billions more than they currently have on hand.
Why big banks are reporting better-than-expected earnings during the pandemic downturn
Oct 14, 2020
Quarterly earnings for big banks like Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase are beating expectations thanks to a soaring stock market.
Banks set aside billions, expecting big consumer loan defaults
Jul 15, 2020
At the end of the first quarter of this year, U.S. consumers were a record $14.3 trillion in debt.
SBA temporarily shuts out big banks and businesses from Paycheck Protection Program
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 30, 2020
For eight hours, only smaller banks were able to process applications.
House subcommittee scrutinizes diversity at biggest banks
Feb 12, 2020
Reforms after the financial crisis haven't brought dramatic change.
For public good, not for profit.
Bank CEOs ask Congress to loosen capital requirements
by
Ben Bradford
Apr 11, 2019
For the first time since the financial crisis, the CEOs of the largest US banks testified to the House Financial Services Committee. James Gorman of Morgan Stanley, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan asked Congress to lower the high capital requirements. They say the rules, put in after the financial crisis, […]
As relaxed regulations spur credit union memberships, banks cry foul
Apr 3, 2019
The two sides will meet soon in federal appeals court.
Lloyd Blankfein changed Goldman Sachs. Will David Solomon keep it up?
by
Justin Ho
Jul 17, 2018
Goldman Sachs reported quarterly profits today, beating analyst expectations. As is often the case on Wall Street, the ups were no match for the downs — like heavy legal expenses and weak trading results. But the big news for the bank was that a successor has been named to replace storied Goldman CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, who […]