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Of about 4,000 banks, 282 banks face threats from commercial real estate and higher interest rates, according to a study by Klaros Group.

In a collaborative effort to bring closure to a 42-year-old missing persons cold case in Washington, N.C., East Carolina University graduate students and faculty were called upon to support local

On Feb. 1 as New York Community Bancorp stock fell amid worries about its real estate exposure, a regional bank hundreds of miles away got a call from Moody's. The ratings agency wanted to know if the bank was seeing any fallout. Moody's asked the bank, based in the U.S. south, a series of questions, ranging from whether its clients were worried and had withdrawn any deposits to what kind of funding facilities it had in place for contingencies, the bank's CEO said. The southern ...

JPMorgan gained 0.9% and Citi fell 1.2%, while Bank of America fell 2.4% and Wells Fargo was down 2.3%. The banks combined set aside more than $8 billion to refill the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations deposit insurance fund (DIF), which took a $16 billion hit after Silicon Valley Bank and two other lenders failed last year.

U.S. regional banks have a tougher road to growing profits in 2024 as they face pressure to pay more to depositors versus larger peers while demand from borrowers stays subdued. With the outlook for interest rates more uncertain, regional lenders' earnings will also be restrained because they are tied into securities holdings that are losing money on paper instead of making loans or investing in higher-yielding assets, said analysts. "It's going to be harder," said Richard ...

U.S. regional banks have a tougher road to growing profits in 2024 as they face pressure to pay more to depositors versus larger peers while demand from borrowers stays subdued. With the...

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis soaked up the magic of Christmas as they joined their mother for her annual televised carol service last night. 

Cheeky Prince Louis , five, his sister Princess Charlotte, eight,  and brother Prince George, 10, were joined by their second cousins Savannah Phillips , 12,  and Isla Phillips , 11.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Fergusons daughter, 35, beamed as she arrived at the Abbey with her family.

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