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Why you shouldn't sweat Europe
There's an upside to the too-big-to-fail problem, believe it or not. Do rising credit spreads and tumbling stock prices signal that the U.S. is in for another shock like the one that sent the economy...
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Too big to fail? How would we know?
A systemic risk council has the power to unwind banks that are too big to fail. Now we just have to figure out what that means. By Heidi N. Moore, contributor One example of the upside-down,...
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Cuomo sues Ernst & Young
New York sued the giant accounting firm Ernst & Young Tuesday, saying it helped Lehman Brothers deceive investors about its true health for seven years. The complaint, filed in state Supreme Court,...
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Why the NYSE deal is bad news
Deal talk has exchange stocks grooving. But more mergers spell disaster for markets already tilted dangerously in favor of big companies and fast traders. Shares of NYSE Euronext (NYX) surged 14%...
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Why it's time to break up the 'too big to fail' banks
Customers would benefit, the U.S. government would benefit, and - believe it or not - the big banks themselves would do better. By Sheila Bair, contributor FORTUNE -- America is downsizing. Whether...
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Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan is still too small
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says his bank, the U.S.'s largest, may still be too small to succeed. FORTUNE - Jamie Dimon can't be contained, at least not by Dodd-Frank. At JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) annual...
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Breaking up Chase: Good for shareholders and taxpayers
Jamie Dimon needs to take a cue from J.P. Morgan's trading debacle and divide the banking giant into manageable pieces. By Sheila Bair, contributor FORTUNE — When I was a child, my sister and I loved...
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Cost of being Too Big to Fail: Now just $28 million
A small Fed tax will do little to rein in big banks. FORTUNE -- For the big banks, the Federal Reserve's stick remains pretty rubbery. When Dodd-Frank, the banking reform law passed in the wake of the...
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Study: Megabanks may disappear
Consultant calls recently proposed banking regulations "weapons of mass destruction." FORTUNE -- Call it too big to succeed. A report about the global banking industry by Boston Consulting Group, which...
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Number of problem banks isn't shrinking fast enough
The regulations meant to strengthen our big banks may be leaving the U.S. with more troubled small banks. FORTUNE -- The number of banks in danger of failing is the lowest since the beginning of the...
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By every measure, the big banks are bigger
Assets at the six largest U.S. banks are up 37% from five years ago. What happened? FORTUNE -- One third of all business loans this year were made by Bank of America. Wells Fargo funds nearly a quarter...
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New bank meme: Too connected to fail
Two new studies find preferential treatment for banks with political ties to the Treasury Department. FORTUNE -- Move over "too big." There's a new knock on the mega banks: "Too connected to fail." Two...
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Is BlackRock too big to fail?
The largest asset managers should become simpler, smaller and less interconnected. By Sheila Bair FORTUNE -- Hark. Do you hear it? That sound of ringing bells coming from the nation's capital as we...
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Fed: Taxpayer subsidy for 'too big to fail' banks? $8.5 billion
That figure is smaller than what similar studies have found. There's also been a big jump in the shadow banking system, which, if you're worried about large banks, is good news. FORTUNE -- The Federal...
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Why America's fear of 'too big to fail' is irrational
The reality is U.S. companies across all industries may be 'too big to fail,' not just Wall Street banks. By Sanjay Sanghoee FORTUNE -- The U.S. Federal Reserve recently concluded that six of America's...
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Regulators: Big banks must raise $68 billion to be considered safe
The Federal Reserve specifically cited "too big to fail" as a reason for the stricter rules. FORTUNE -- Banks will have to come up with more money to prove to regulators they're safe. Others may still...
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Why taxpayers may now be off the hook when a big bank fails
Is “too big to fail” over? Believe it or not, it just might be. Even though the Dodd-Frank financial reform law banned future taxpayer bailouts of banks, the public remains skeptical. Given the size...
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Sheila Bair: Why I recommend Tim Geithner’s book
FORTUNE — In his new book, Stress Test, former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says nice things about me, kind of. For the most part, he fairly recounts our disagreements during the 2008 financial...
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Yellen testimony shows too-big-to-fail is still a very big problem
Elizabeth Warren has always been a fierce critic of big banks. But the Massachusetts Senator brought her calls for action against the largest financial institutions to a new level on Tuesday, when she...
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For largest banks, “too big to fail” perception is faded, not forgotten
Big banks today are even more gargantuan than before the financial crisis. But their status as “too big to fail” is weakening, at least according to a new government report. The report from the...
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