Sheila Bair named president of private Maryland college
CHESTERTOWN, Maryland - Sheila Bair, who led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. during the financial crisis, has been named president of Maryland's Washington College, a private liberal arts school.
View ArticleUS regulators close small Chicago bank
NEW YORK - Regulators have closed a small bank in Chicago, marking the fifth failure of a federally insured bank 2015.
View ArticleUS bank earnings up 6.9 percent in Q1
WASHINGTON - U.S. banks' earnings rose 6.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as revenues increased, delinquent loans continued to fall and the number of "problem" banks reached a...
View ArticleUS bank earnings rose 7.3 percent in April-June quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. banks' earnings jumped 7.3 percent in the April-June period from a year earlier as revenues increased and the volume of soured loans banks had to write off fell to the lowest level...
View ArticleSheila Bair inaugurated as president of private Md. college
CHESTERTOWN, Maryland - Sheila Bair, who was the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. during the 2008 financial crisis, has been inaugurated president of Maryland's Washington College, a...
View ArticleUS regulators close small Georgia bank
Regulators are closing a small Georgia bank, marking the seventh failure of a federally insured bank this year.
View ArticleKansas bill aims to ban discrimination against gun dealers
TOPEKA, Kansas - A Kansas Senate panel will consider a measure aimed at banning discrimination against gun dealers and manufacturers.
View ArticleUS bank earnings jump 11.9 percent in 4Q; loan losses up
WASHINGTON - The impact of plummeting oil prices has shown up in the financial picture of U.S. banks, whose losses from loans increased for the first time in five and half years, according to new...
View ArticleSome big US banks have 6 months to shape up plans
WASHINGTON - Five of the biggest U.S. banks have six months to get their disaster plans in shape. That's the message regulators issued Wednesday after giving the banks failing grades for the strategies...
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