banking
Tuesday
Monday
A worker cleans the outside of a First Republic bank in San Francisco. The lender was taken over by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, marking the third bank failure in the country this year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover
Thursday
President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race
Tuesday
Photo taken on December 6, 2008 shows the logo of Credit Suisse at one of the Swiss bank branches in Zurich. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Why should you care about the knotty problems of the banking world? Below are a few possible consequences to watch. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
The First Republic Bank sign is shown in Oakland, Calif., in front of one of the lender's offices on March 16, 2023. First Republic shares continued to fall on Monday amid concerns about its financial health. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Saturday
Lebanese activists gather outside a local bank in support of Abed Soubra, who stormed the branch demanding access to his own accounts, in Beirut on Sept 16. Lebanese police detained Soubra after he entered the bank and, armed with a gun, demanded access to his deposits. It was the third such incident in Lebanon that week alone. Marwan Naamani/Picture Alliance/Getty Images hide caption
People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings
Monday
David Solomon, the chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Goldman Sachs CEO sees recession risk as more likely than his own economists do
Monday
Saule Omarova testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 18 during her nomination hearing to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Days after withdrawing her nomination, Omarova blamed banks for leading the opposition against her in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator
Friday
Wall Streeters are not only back at their offices, but they are also heading to the airports again, even as many companies continue to keep their workers at home. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Only 'wimps' phone it in: Why Wall Street bankers are hitting the road again
Sunday
Tashrima Hossain, who used to work in Wall Street but quit to join Facebook, is part of a growing number of young people who are no longer attracted by the allure of Wall Street despite the rising salaries. She poses for a portrait at Alamo Square in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Preston Gannaway for NPR hide caption
Wall Street Is Paying Over $100,000 To Junior Bankers. For Many, That's Not Enough
Monday
The drilling rig Polar Pioneer outfits for Arctic oil exploration in 2015. A proposed rule from the Trump administration would force banks to offer financing to oil companies, gun-makers and high-cost payday lenders, even if the banks don't want to. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Trump Regulator's Rule Would Force Banks To Lend To Gun-Makers And Oil Drillers
Thursday
Congress could allow banks to charge higher overdraft fees. How to avoid extra costs
Friday
Authorities say Wells Fargo bank managers were aware of illegal conduct as early as 2002 but allowed it to continue until 2016. Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption