regional banks

Small Lenders Face Tariff-Related Turmoil While Big Banks Thrive

Small Lenders Face Tariff-Related Turmoil While Big Banks Thrive
Small Lenders Face Tariff-Related Turmoil While Big Banks Thrive
July 14, 2025  |  Banking

It’s not a great time to be a smaller bank in the U.S. That’s according to a report Monday (July 14) by The Wall Street Journal, citing...

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Fed Vice Chair Bowman May Seek Regulatory Rollbacks for Smaller Banks
Fed Vice Chair Bowman May Seek Regulatory Rollbacks for Smaller Banks
June 10, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

On Monday (June 9), Michelle Bowman was sworn in as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve. In parsing past speeches and papers from...

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Regional Banks Slump Faster Than S&P 500 After Tariff Impacts
Regional Banks Slump Faster Than S&P 500 After Tariff Impacts
April 07, 2025  |  Banking

Regional banks that were looking to grow after dealing with the banking crisis that began in the spring of 2023 are reportedly now being challenged...

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Regions ‘Monitoring’ Debit Interchange Rule as Card Income Dips
Regions ‘Monitoring’ Debit Interchange Rule as Card Income Dips
October 18, 2024  |  Banking

Regions Bank’s profit dipped during the third quarter as deposit costs rose and loan demand fell. The regional lender released quarterly earnings Friday (Oct. 18)...

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SVB’s Ex-Owner Ends Bankruptcy Amid FDIC Litigation
SVB’s Ex-Owner Ends Bankruptcy Amid FDIC Litigation
August 04, 2024  |  Banking

Silicon Valley Bank’s former owner has gotten a judge’s permission to end its bankruptcy. As Reuters reported Saturday (Aug. 3), SVB Financial Group has been...

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Republic First Sold to Fulton in Latest Regional Bank Failure
Republic First Sold to Fulton in Latest Regional Bank Failure
April 28, 2024  |  Banking

Philadelphia-based lender Republic First Bancorp has been sold after being seized by regulators. Fulton Bank, another Pennsylvania financial institution, has agreed to acquire the lender — which...

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Ex-FDIC Head ‘Worried’ About Regional Banks’ Potential Weakness
Ex-FDIC Head ‘Worried’ About Regional Banks’ Potential Weakness
April 17, 2024  |  Banking

The former chair of the FDIC is looking for signs of weakness in regional bank earnings. “I’m worried about a handful of them,” Sheila Bair, who headed the Federal Deposit...

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Report: US Regulators Could Debut Banking Rules This Spring
Report: US Regulators Could Debut Banking Rules This Spring
March 05, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Reserve and other American regulators could reportedly unveil new banking regulations this spring. That’s according to the New York Times (NYT) report Tuesday (March 5)...

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