/tags/banking banking en-US WLRN Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-10-19/the-government-secures-a-9-million-settlement-with-ameris-bank-over-alleged-redlining-in-florida The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-10-19/the-government-secures-a-9-million-settlement-with-ameris-bank-over-alleged-redlining-in-florida The Associated Press /health/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-17/how-banks-and-hospitals-are-cashing-in-when-patients-cant-pay-for-health-care Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:00:00 GMT /health/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-17/how-banks-and-hospitals-are-cashing-in-when-patients-cant-pay-for-health-care Noam Levey, Aneri Pattani /news/2022-09-05/what-bank-of-americas-mortgage-pilot-can-and-cant-fix-for-homeownership-disparities The company says it hopes to help Black and Latino borrowers buy houses and build wealth with its new pilot program. Experts say it's a start, but doesn't go far enough. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-05/what-bank-of-americas-mortgage-pilot-can-and-cant-fix-for-homeownership-disparities Juliana Kim /news/2022-06-16/who-wins-and-who-loses-when-the-fed-hikes-interest-rates The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will increase its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, matching the largest increase in decades. Here's what that means for everyday Americans. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:52:16 GMT /news/2022-06-16/who-wins-and-who-loses-when-the-fed-hikes-interest-rates Becky Sullivan /news/2022-03-11/wall-street-banks-goldman-sachs-and-jpmorgan-chase-are-pulling-out-of-russia Goldman Sachs says it's "winding down its business in Russia in compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements," two weeks after the country first invaded Ukraine. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:35:01 GMT /news/2022-03-11/wall-street-banks-goldman-sachs-and-jpmorgan-chase-are-pulling-out-of-russia Rachel Treisman /news/2022-03-10/goldman-sachs-is-the-1st-major-wall-street-bank-to-pull-out-of-russia The investment bank says it's "winding down its business in Russia in compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements," two weeks after the country first invaded Ukraine. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:31:15 GMT /news/2022-03-10/goldman-sachs-is-the-1st-major-wall-street-bank-to-pull-out-of-russia Rachel Treisman /news/2021-10-25/does-the-irs-really-want-to-spy-on-your-bank-account-the-latest-tax-fight-explained The Biden administration hopes to help fund its agenda by cracking down on tax evasion, but its plan to require more bank information is drawing strong opposition from GOP lawmakers and banks. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-25/does-the-irs-really-want-to-spy-on-your-bank-account-the-latest-tax-fight-explained Scott Horsley /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-10-01/only-wimps-phone-it-in-why-wall-street-bankers-are-hitting-the-road-again The pandemic forced Wall Street dealmaking into the digital age, but many bankers want to get back to the way things were — and that includes traveling again. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-10-01/only-wimps-phone-it-in-why-wall-street-bankers-are-hitting-the-road-again David Gura /news/2021-06-17/airlines-banks-and-other-companies-across-the-world-hit-in-latest-web-outage Websites and mobile apps were disrupted in the second major tech outage this month affecting large corporations around the globe. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:57:08 GMT /news/2021-06-17/airlines-banks-and-other-companies-across-the-world-hit-in-latest-web-outage Jaclyn Diaz /2021-06-01/miami-dade-shootings-over-holiday-weekend-and-a-new-program-helps-immigrants-build-credit We get the latest on the multiple shootings that happened across Miami-Dade this Memorial Day weekend. A new program that could help people get a credit card without having a credit history. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:23:39 GMT /2021-06-01/miami-dade-shootings-over-holiday-weekend-and-a-new-program-helps-immigrants-build-credit Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Chris Remington