Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
2 days ago
On Tuesday, at the bank's annual meeting in Tampa, Fla., union group AFSCME, the New York City Comptroller's Office and other fund managers will ask bank shareholders to approve a proposal asking...
Cyprus keeps capital controls in place
12 days ago
Panicos Demetriades said the Central Bank wants to eliminate these controls as soon as possible, but it has to first make sure that trust in the banks has recovered sufficiently.
A look at Cyprus' decision to tax depositors
66 days ago
Bank stocks will probably fall and they'll see their borrowing costs rise since this deal is a signal that other eurozone countries may call on bondholders, if their banks run into trouble.
Spanish woman sets herself on fire in bank
92 days ago
Authorities say a Spanish woman walked into a bank branch in a small eastern city, doused herself with flammable liquid and set herself ablaze.
ECB's Draghi: Spain is 'on the right track'
98 days ago
Draghi says the bank doesn't target any particular exchange rate.
Germany takes steps to curtail risky trading
104 days ago
Germany's banking industry said the bill would weaken the country's financial sector and accused the government of trying to win voters' favor ahead of a general election in September.
Why Geithner's Treasury leadership proved divisive
118 days ago
Geithner, who led the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before heading Treasury, was involved in the decision to save AIG in September 2008 and oversaw its bailout as Treasury secretary.
Big banks, under pressure, on defense at Davos
118 days ago
A better way to discourage excessive risk-taking, Kane proposes, would be to charge banks a simple premium that reflects what the taxpayer would have to pay in case the bank needs to be bailed out.
Banks prepare for earnings; mortgages cast a pall
131 days ago
On Monday, in addition to the national foreclosure settlement, Bank of America announced it would settle charges with the government-sponsored mortgage lender Fannie Mae over mortgages Fannie...
Joe Allbritton, 87, DC media, banking giant, dies
160 days ago
Joe L. Allbritton, who became one of Washington's most influential men by building media and banking empires, has died at the age of 87.
