Banking

Main Street Comes Alive, Demands Lending after Tax Cuts

Regional banks are noticing a big boost in demand for borrowing from manufacturers, retailers and distributors who have been missing in action since the...

Banks Ask Trump to Hold Off on Crippling New Rules

Some of America's largest banks have asked the Trump administration to hold off on implementing new rules that would change the way banks book...

Scandal Plagued Wells Fargo gets Hit Again

More problems at Wells Fargo. Emily Glazer and Ruth Simon report that the Merchant Services LLC branch of Wells Fargo has fired at least...

Is the Auto Industry at Risk of Another Meltdown?

One of my favorite columnists, Dan Neil on the automobile bubble: But there’s a lot of paper out—over $1 trillion in outstanding automotive loans in...

Referendum Puts Italy’s Banks on the Ropes

The FT reports on the fallout in Italy's banking system from the Italian referendum. Bankers are running out of private-sector solutions for Monte dei Paschi...

Is Over Regulation the Death Knell for U.S. Banking?

The Wall Street Journal details the potential death spiral for the over regulated U.S banking industry. The Institute of International Finance, which represents global banks,...