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Fewer U.S. banks tightened lending standards for companies and consumers in the third quarter as the economy grew for the first time in more than a year, a Federal Reserve survey showed.
Nine of the 10 big financial institutions that the government ordered to raise capital seven months ago in order to survive a severe economic crisis have hiked their assets sufficiently, says the Federal Reserve.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve said U.S. banks kept tightening lending standards for companies and consumers last quarter, reinforcing the central bank’s decision to leave its benchmark interest rates at record lows for a long time.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Christopher Dodd will propose creating a single U.S. regulator that would strip the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. of bank- supervision authority, said a person familiar with the matter.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. , the insurer bailed out by the U.S., will be able to repay its Federal Reserve credit line and “much or all” of the Treasury Department’s investment if financial markets stabilize, Moody’s Investors Service said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve said U.S. banks kept tightening lending standards for companies and consumers last quarter, reinforcing the central bank’s decision to leave its benchmark interest rates at record lows for a long time.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said proposals to separate trading from deposit taking and lending at the biggest banks probably wouldn’t dispel the perception that some firms are too big to fail.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve said U.S. banks kept tightening lending standards for companies and consumers last quarter, reinforcing the central bank’s decision to leave its benchmark interest rates at record lows for a long time.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. , the insurer bailed out by the U.S., will be able to repay its Federal Reserve credit line and “much or all” of the Treasury Department’s investment if financial markets stabilize, Moody’s Investors Service said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. , the insurer bailed out by the U.S., will be able to repay its Federal Reserve credit line and “much or all” of the Treasury Department’s investment if financial markets stabilize, Moody’s Investors Service said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. , the insurer bailed out by the U.S., will be able to repay its Federal Reserve credit line and “much or all” of the Treasury Department’s investment if financial markets stabilize, Moody’s Investors Service said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Christopher Dodd will propose creating a single U.S. regulator that would strip the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. of bank- supervision authority, said a person familiar with the matter.
Even the best cardholders are seeing their interest rates rise and credit lines be cut as financial firms struggle to make money in their card units.
A survey of bank loan officers shows that commercial and industrial loans are down this year because of reduced demand from companies.
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Monday that GMAC is the only one of 19 stress-tested banks that needs more capital to withstand losses if the economy softens.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may retreat for the first time in seven days, after MBIA Inc. and Fluor Corp. reported third-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ estimates.
