With deposits falling and loan demands rising, what's a bank to do? Many banks are selling securities to fund loans, others are turning to their local Federal Home Loan Banks.

Over the past 40 years, there have been more than 120 banking crises around the world. Different governments have responded in different ways. The gross and net costs as a percentage of GDP range wildly, anywhere from less than 1 percent to well beyond 30 percent.

To those who don't know, the term "shadow banking" probably has a negative connotation. This primer draws parallels between what has been termed the shadow banking sector and the traditional banking sector—showing that they are similar in many ways.

Has the competitive balance tilted away from banks and toward credit unions, given the latter’s tax exemption and more-recent ability to draw members from wider pools? Whether it has or not, both industries have seen similar trend growth over the past 15 years—and, in fact, have come to...

The growing crop of supermarket bank branches is bringing new meaning to the expression "shopping for a loan."

With higher overhead costs and lower fee income, small banks are in serious danger of getting lapped by their larger competitors. Can community banks find a way to stay on the track?