UBS embarks on ‘Herculean’ Credit Suisse integration

Enmeshing the two banks is expected to take roughly three to four years, UBS executives said at a shareholder meeting two weeks after agreeing to take over its chief rival.

By Dan Ennis • April 5, 2023

Three Arrows, CoinFlex founders launch OPNX crypto claims trading platform

The founders said the 20 million crypto bankruptcy claimants worldwide who have to wait years for their funds “deserve better.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 5, 2023

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Swiss prosecutor opens probe into UBS-Credit Suisse deal

The investigation comes amid reports that the tie-up could spur a cull of 11,000 jobs in Switzerland alone and another 25,000 globally.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • April 3, 2023

Barr, Gruenberg testimony brings slogans, tone shifts and policy talk

Among other things, House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry, R-NC, is making a habit of telling the public what Congress can't do.

By Dan Ennis • March 31, 2023

Yellen takes aim at deregulation

Banks were a “pillar of strength” for the financial system at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the treasury secretary said, but the failures of Signature and Silicon Valley Bank “demonstrate that our business is unfinished.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 30, 2023

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to be deposed in Epstein case

The under-oath interview is expected in early May, a source told Reuters. Lawyers for the bank argued it should take place after the deposition of JPMorgan's ex-private-banking chief, Jes Staley.

By Dan Ennis • March 29, 2023

Barr, Gruenberg face Senate panel over SVB, Signature failures

“It is not the job of [Fed] supervisors to fix the issues identified,” Barr said Tuesday. “It is the job of the bank's senior management and board of directors to fix its problems.”

By Dan Ennis • March 28, 2023

Credit Suisse could face disciplinary action: Finma

Additionally, the chairman of Credit Suisse's largest shareholder resigned after his comments may have played into a run that doomed the bank.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 27, 2023

Fed could have rejected Custodia’s application 3 times, it says

The central bank blasted Custodia’s decision to accept only uninsured deposits, as well as its lack of diversification, in a scathing 86-page order Friday.

By Anna Hrushka • March 27, 2023

First Republic execs to forgo bonuses this year

The executives also forfeited vesting of their performance-based incentives for 2023 in a move meant “to foster closer alignment with the shareholder experience,” the bank said.

By Dan Ennis • March 23, 2023

Bank failures could cause SMB credit crunch

“The current banking crisis could directly lead to a small business crisis if they are not able to quickly access the capital they need to sustain and expand their operations,” Biz2Credit’s CEO said.

By Anna Hrushka • March 22, 2023

6 strategies for smaller banks in a post-SVB world

Lenders racked by last week's crisis of confidence could choose to skirt the FDIC's deposit cap, lean into benefactors, cut costs, dismiss the problem or brace for a hit.

By Dan Ennis • March 22, 2023

Several Epstein claims dismissed against JPMorgan, Deutsche

Each bank, however, still must face four claims, a judge ruled Monday. A lawyer for an alleged Epstein victim called it a "monumental victory." 

By Dan Ennis • March 21, 2023

Yellen: Government could insure more deposits to stem contagion

The federal government’s decision to backstop funds at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank could be extended to smaller firms that experience similar deposit runs, the treasury secretary said.

By Anna Hrushka • March 21, 2023

Texas adds HSBC to divestment list

The British bank in December said it would no longer finance new oil and gas fields. Texas’ comptroller called the policy update “a prime example” of a bank “push[ing] a social agenda ... over the economic health of [its] clients.”

By Dan Ennis • March 21, 2023

UBS to buy Credit Suisse in $3.25B government-backed deal

UBS Chair Colm Kelleher said he will trim Credit Suisse’s investment banking arm, likely bringing an end to the CS First Boston spinoff.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 20, 2023

NYCB’s Flagstar to buy large portion of Signature Bank

Although Signature has been a darling in the crypto world for years, NYCB won’t be touching that business.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 20, 2023

Powell, Goldman and FDIC rules are targets in wake of SVB’s failure

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a pointed letter to the Fed chair. President Joe Biden wants Congress to expand FDIC authority. And 20 Democrats raise concern over Goldman's dual role with the failed bank.

By Dan Ennis • March 20, 2023

SVB’s parent company files for bankruptcy protection

The move will allow SVB Financial Group “to preserve value as it evaluates strategic alternatives” for venture-capital business SVB Capital and broker-dealer SVB Securities, the company said.

By Dan Ennis • March 17, 2023

Investors sue Credit Suisse over ‘misleading’ 2021 report

The suit comes as the Swiss National Bank gave the lender a $54 billion lifeline. Credit Suisse on Tuesday detailed "material weaknesses" for 2022 in a delayed report.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 17, 2023

11 banks deposit $30B in ailing First Republic

The joint action from the nation’s largest banks follows the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, events that have shaken the banking industry and sowed fears of contagion.

By Anna Hrushka • March 16, 2023

Nearly 30% of CFOs aim to diversify deposits after bank failures: study

CFOs should avoid “shifting deposits too quickly away from banks that are not at risk of failure and harming their relationship rates and terms” but also should not act hesitantly, a Gartner executive said.

By Elizabeth Flood • March 16, 2023

Credit Suisse borrows $54B from Swiss central bank

The embattled bank called the loan a “decisive action to pre-emptively strengthen its liquidity.”

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 16, 2023

Fed considers stricter capital requirements for midsize banks

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, on Tuesday proposed a legislative route to do the same, but Republicans and even some Democrats are waiting on the Fed's review of recent bank failures.

By Dan Ennis • March 15, 2023

‘Meme stock in reverse’: SVB collapse portends new era of viral bank runs

Silicon Valley Bank’s demise gave the banking sector a glimpse into how social media and digital banking can turn a financial institution from operational to insolvent in a matter of hours.

By Anna Hrushka • March 15, 2023