Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $7.1 billion in the third quarter of 2018, up 2.7 percent from the second quarter, according to the OCC’s Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities released today. The figure was up 1.7 percent year-on-year. The net current credit exposure decreased 1.4 percent to $356.6 billion, the report said.
New executive orders target banks and citizenship, nonbank access to Fed services
President Trump signed an executive order directing regulators to provide guidance to financial institutions on identifying suspicious activity allegedly tied to individuals in the country illegally, and to potentially strengthen customer due diligence requirements. He also signed a...








