Tough action on interest rates in the US. But how rattled is the US Federal Reserve? Wall Street braces for rises in borrowing costs in July and September as 8.6% inflation spurs on central bank
Bank group accused of exploiting loopholes and ‘greenwashing’ in climate pledge ‘Net zero’ global alliance of financial institutions, begun at Cop26, can still invest in coal and other fossil fuels
Victims of one of UK’s biggest banking frauds ‘to be offered £3m compensation’ HBOS, now part of Lloyds Banking Group, was involved in major fraud at its Reading branch in early 2000s
Bank cards: where have all the numbers gone? As more banks go numberless to help stop fraud, we look at what it means for security and ease of use
UK’s largest lenders no longer ‘too big to fail’, says Bank of England Assessment finds customers could access accounts despite any collapse but three banks have shortcomings
Anti-money laundering proposals ‘uninspired and insipid’, say MPs Law Commission review of corporate criminal liability in England and Wales also criticised by campaigners
City donations worth £15m raise concerns over influence on UK politics Total donated to parties by financial firms and individuals tied to the sector over two years, report says
Credit unions are helping Britons survive – but can they really rival banks? Zero-interest loans have helped financially vulnerable people pay for items from school uniforms to vital furniture
Flash crash set off by ‘fat-fingered’ Citigroup trader could cost $50m Details emerge after London-based employee incorrectly added a zero to a transaction
Here’s how rocketing rents and unaffordable house prices can be fixed We have the chance to guarantee the human right to housing – rather than a real-life game of Monopoly. We must take it, says Leilani Farha, former UN special rapporteur on the right to housing
Wells Fargo employees pushing to organize union across bank’s workforce Third largest bank in the US has faced a series of scandals, from fake accounts to mass overtime pay violations
Former minister accuses Starling Bank over Covid loans Boss of Starling bank defends its efforts to prevent Covid loan fraud after public attack by Lord Agnew
UK finance ‘faces £340bn in losses’ without action on climate change Dire warning follows first Bank of England climate stress tests on seven largest lenders
HSBC suspends head of responsible investing who called climate warnings ‘shrill’ Bank investigating Stuart Kirk’s conference speech deriding flooding risks and climate warnings from UN and Bank of England
‘If my £6.5m Kent mansion is sold now it could help fund Putin’s war’ Russian state-linked bank pursuing financier for millions over alleged fraud is not on UK sanctions list