Searched for
OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
- US large-loan bank losses triple to $53 bn
While economic downturn was first pegged to mortgage loans, banks and lenders are now having problems with commercial real estate. World's ...
- Urgency for new rules for finance is slipping away
Tougher financial rules that seemed inevitable after last year's crisis have been stymied by industry lobbying, govt turf battles and a sta...
- 2 more US banks fail, lifting this year's tally to 25
Regulators on Friday shut down two more banks, boosting the number of failures this year to as many as in all of last year. Top 20 Global B...
- Number of failed US banks reaches 25 after two more closures
The number of failed US banks reached 25 this year after two more regional financial institutions closed their doors, the government announ...
- Top US bank regulator placed on leave pending review
A top bank regulator has been placed on leave pending a Treasury Department investigation into regulators' approval of backdated cash infus...
- US banks post first quarterly loss since 1990
America's banks lost $26.2 billion in the last three months of 2008, the first quarterly deficit in 18 years, as the housing and credit cri...
- Govt, regulators pledge capital if needed
US regulators pledged to inject additional funds into the nation’s major banks to prevent their collapse and will this week begin examinati...
- Private equity group to buy IndyMac for $13.9 bn
IndyMac has 33 bank branches in Southern California with about $6.5 bn in deposits, about half the co's total at the time of its failure. G...
- US foreclosures drop but storm clouds ahead: Report
US home foreclosures, at the root of the global financial crisis, fell to the lowest levels in five months in November but it may be a lull...
- Feds investigate Washington Mutual failure
Federal investigators have opened an investigation into the collapse of Washington Mutual Inc, the largest U.S. banking failure.
- Another one bites the dust
Washington Mutual is the biggest US bank failure.
- Washington Mutual shares continue to plunge
Shares of Washington Mutual Inc. continued a perilous plunge on Thursday as anxiety grew on Wall Street over the financial stability of the...
- US thrifts second largest loss: $5.4 bn
The 829 thrifts also set aside a record $14 billion to cover losses from bad mortgages and other loans. Tackling volatile mkts | Tips for h...
- IndyMac's failure result of lax regulation: Lawmaker
A Democratic senator on Sunday defended himself against claims by regulators that he was partially to blame for a run on IndyMac Bancorp In...
- US crackdown on credit card fees seen by year-end
The Federal Reserve will soon unveil a broader plan to protect consumers from abusive credit card practices than a proposal it issued last ...
- Paulson to seek new US financial regulators
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is likely to call for the creation of new regulatory agencies with broad powers over lending, the securiti...
- US regulators, lenders may opt for five-year freeze on subprime rate
Federal regulators and US lenders are focusing on five years as the duration of an interest-rate freeze on subprime mortgages, said a perso...