Banking Blog

This week Moody’s hit 15 of the world’s biggest banks with credit rating downgrades. Here’s what it means for you.

A technical glitch at Bank of America gave a gambler a surprising $1.5 million. It looks like both parties are losers.

With the growing clout of Hispanics in the U.S. economy, more banks are offering online banking services in Spanish.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants consumers to share their money mistakes for others to learn from.

Three new Federal Reserve proposals aim to improve the quality and quantity of bank capital.

After a two-year hiatus, banks are again raising the fees they charge consumers who overdraft their account, according to a recent survey by the Consumer Federation of America, or CFA, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group in Washington, D.C. The typical overdraft fee is still $35 per transaction, but two of the largest banks, U.S. Bank and

Since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted in 2010, federal regulators have achieved mixed results with respect to meeting deadlines to write and implement almost 400 sets of new rules governing banking and financial services. As of June 1, a total of 221 rule-making requirement deadlines had passed, according to the

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase appeared before Congress this week, apologizing for big mistakes that translated to big losses.

With the average bank robbery take at $4,330, you’re better off as a bank teller than a bank robber these days.

Soon enough, you may be able to replace your debit card with your smartphone for setting up cash withdrawals.