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Big banks are succeeding at turning a profit, struggling to meet climate commitments

by Ali Budner

Apr 27, 2023

Two recent studies show the biggest banks are still not doing enough to meet the goals of the Paris Climate agreement.

If banks over-invest in fossil fuels, "They're going to suffer consequences in terms of profitability later on," said UC Santa Cruz professor Galina Hale.

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The Treasury Department wants to apply more scrutiny to financial institutions that aren't banks

by Justin Ho

Apr 25, 2023

Several of them were responsible for the 2008 financial crisis.

Several nonbanks, including Bear Stearns, were partially responsible for the 2008 financial crisis.

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Higher interest rates should mean more money for savers — but switching banks can be a hassle

by Matt Levin

Apr 18, 2023

The average yield for a savings account is under 1%. Depositors, however, don't always take the opportunity to get more.

Apple is offering a savings account, in partnership with Goldman Sachs, that pays more than 4% interest — way higher than the national average.

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Banks are borrowing less from the Federal Reserve

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Apr 14, 2023

That's good news, but banks are still borrowing a lot more from the Fed than they typically do.

New central bank data shows that banks borrowed about $9 billion less from the Fed in the week ending April 12, according to Krishna Guha, vice chair of Evercore ISI.

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The history of “too big to fail”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Apr 13, 2023

In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank debacle, the 1984 failure of Continental Illinois remains relevant.

The head offices of Bear Stearns, left, and JPMorgan Chase in New York in March 2008. After Bear went bust, JPM acquired its remains for a small sum.

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Despite a recent rough stretch for crypto, Wyoming still wants its business

by Will Walkey

Apr 7, 2023

Wyoming is continuing its efforts to bring cryptocurrency into the mainstream, but some are questioning whether that’s a good idea.

Caitlin Long, CEO of Custodia Bank, said that crypto has helped Wyoming diversify its economy.

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People have moved billions from bank accounts to money market funds. What are those?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 5, 2023

This type of mutual fund invests in short-term, low-risk debt. Currently they're earning higher interest than savings accounts.

Depositors have been moving cash into money market mutual funds in search of higher interest income as well as safety because of the shaky condition of some banks.

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Why banks are reluctant to borrow at the Fed's "discount window"

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Mar 31, 2023

There's a stigma attached to the emergency lending program.

The Federal Reserve's discount window is a "safety valve" that can stabilize troubled banks, says Bill Nelson of the Bank Policy Institute.

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Bank regulators face a grilling on Capitol Hill while calming markets and the public

by Kimberly Adams

Mar 27, 2023

Besides testifying in hearings, regulators need to get a few messages across, including that the system worked, a PR executive says.

"As far as the overall banking system is concerned, I do think that SVB was an outlier," said Anusha Chari, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill.

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Bank failures have some small businesses reconsidering where they park their money

by Justin Ho

Mar 27, 2023

Some have been moving money to "too big to fail" banks. Others are sticking with community institutions.

In addition to the idea of larger banking institutions being "to big too fail," they also tend to have more sophisticated technology than smaller banks.

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