05/31/2012

Fed's Dudley: U.S. banks in better crisis shape

This does not mean that the U.S. would be completely insulated from any type of crisis stemming from Europe, he noted, particularly if banks refuse to lend to each other out of a concern for counter-party risk, he said. If that happened, it would affect t

05/11/2012

US banks face liquidity woes

Bernanke has tightened bank oversight and stepped up Fed research on financial risk in the aftermath of the 2008-2009 credit crisis, which plunged the US into the worst recession since the Great Depression and cost 8.8 million Americans their jobs.

05/10/2012

Fed approves Chinese purchase of US lender

The Fed also approved an application by the Bank of China to set up a branch in Chicago and an application by the Agricultural Bank of China Limited to establish a branch in New York City.

04/30/2012

Bank takes famous name, poises for future

York, a career banker, helped organize the bank six years ago as Bank of North Las Vegas, when the region's economy was still robust and new-home developments were attracting residents and businesses to Las Vegas.

04/25/2012

Signature Bank's first-quarter results reach new high

This increase is primarily due to growth in average interest-earning assets. Total assets reached $15.28 billion at March 31, 2012, an increase of $2.9 billion, or 23.4 percent, from $12.38 billion at March 31, 2011. Average assets for the 2012 first quar