Last year marked a seismic shift in financial services — as five bank failures tested the ways and means at the disposal of government and...
European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member Françoise Villeroy de Galhau reportedly said Wednesday (May 29) that mergers of banks in different European countries should...
BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé reportedly expressed skepticism about the potential for a revival of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in European banking. Speaking Tuesday...
Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), recently voiced support for a new proposal by Federal Deposit Insurance...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is seeking public comment on a proposal that would “update, strengthen and clarify” its approach to evaluating bank mergers. The...
The head of Deutsche Bank says merging with Commerzbank is not a priority. In an interview with CNBC Thursday (Jan. 18), Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing seemed to quash recent...
Consolidation in the U.S. banking sector is expected to be limited in the near future due to high interest rates and regulatory pressures, according to Citizens...
Rising interest rates and a recent banking crisis could lead more lenders to merge this year. That’s according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who...
If presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) gets into the White House, it is expected that the finance industry – bank mergers in particular –...