In his first full day on the job, Washington Mutual Chief Executive Officer Alan Fishman pledged to return the Seattle savings-and-loan to profitability even as investors grew more doubtful about its prospects. ...more

September 10, 2008

Congress' plan to allow people to refinance into more affordable mortgages won't just relieve thousands of homeowners - it's also expected to save the banks that issued the loans billions of dollars. ...more

July 29, 2008

Last week, Lutz-based banking analyst Richard Bove was in hot demand by media outlets eager to know how safe the nation's banks really are. ...more

July 22, 2008

Customers storming George Bailey's building and loan in the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life" might seem more likely today, given the run on California-based IndyMac this week. ...more

July 17, 2008

Investors bailed out of investment bank stocks Monday as concerns about the credit crisis prompted one analyst to call for Lehman Brothers Holdings to go private. ...more

July 15, 2008

As home prices continue to decline and loan defaults mount, federal regulators are bracing for dozens of American banks to fail during the next year. ...more

July 14, 2008

The hope at Lehman Bros. is that a management shakeup Thursday will contain the damage of a stunning quarterly loss - yet some on Wall Street fear this is one more step toward a more dramatic outcome for the embattled investment bank. ...more

June 13, 2008