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With higher regulatory costs in the U.S. and falling revenue, big Wall Street financial institutions could become more vulnerable to calls to slim down.

As U.S. financial giants begin reporting earnings this week, it remains to be seen if they can shake off market volatility and global unease.

In a major policy speech in New York City on Tuesday, the Democrat called for an end to banks being “too big to fail.”

The credit rating agency's move comes amid growing uncertainty over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will prop them up in a crisis.

Standard & Poor’s said Monday that the banks may be in for a downgrade if it assesses the prospects of any future government support to be "uncertain."

The proposal would require too-big-to-fail banks to issue long-term bonds to increase the cushion needed should Wall Street face another Great Recession.

Asian markets opened higher Monday as investors focused attention on quarterly results. The biggest U.S. banks were scheduled to issue results this week.

The ascent of the Chinese currency represents a step toward Beijing’s efforts to make the yuan a major global currency.

A number of the biggest donors to Jeb Bush’s campaign and to his super political action committee, Right to Rise, would benefit significantly from his proposed energy plan.

A long-simmering dispute over whether Brian Moynihan should occupy the positions of both CEO and chairman ended Tuesday with the bank prevailing.

Only three new financial institutions have opened in the U.S. since 2010. One explanation might be the Dodd-Frank Act.

The big banks are the first of six in the U.S. to post quarterly results between Tuesday and July 20.

After the last financial crisis, banks were required to submit "living wills" each year to show how they would deal with bankruptcy during a crisis.

The National Fair Housing Alliance and 19 other groups have filed a federal discrimination complaint against Fannie Mae.

A bot which posted automated musings to Twitter was suspended over the weekend, prompting a social media campaign.

Amid lawsuits, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase will repair the credit reports of borrowers who went through bankruptcy.

Regulators have reportedly investigated the bank over maneuvers that took advantage of rules meant to protect depositors from bank failures.

However, BofA's first quarter reversed a surprise loss from a year ago when it was hit with $6 billion for litigation expenses.

Last year, it had reported a surprise loss when it took a charge of $6 billion for litigation expenses.

JPMorgan Chase is the first of six major U.S. banks scheduled to post quarterly results between Tuesday and April 20.

A leading bank analyst published a note backing a shareholder proposal to have the megabank consider splitting itself up.

Financial regulators are looking at complex transactions that allow hedge funds to lower their tax bills.

U.S. prosecutors have just 90 days to bring cases against individuals for wrongdoing in the 2008 financial crisis. Here's who could be charged.

Citigroup and BofA shares dropped Thursday after profits missed estimates, signaling a lackluster earnings season for the banking sector.

It would be the first settlement over allegations of misconduct in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.

The UK deal is with six banks that could reach a combined total of roughly 1.5 billion pounds.

Bank of America is the latest bank to cut its third-quarter profit, citing litigation expenses related to its foreign exchange business.

The arrested man is a British national who works for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Asian financial hub.

The program will create portfolios of exchange-traded funds managed by Schwab and other providers.