Those executives had been spending $1m a day on lobbyists to try and convince congress this door-stopper wasn’t needed, but to no avail. The Bank for International Settlements begins working on new ...

This course introduces students to problematics around the history of banking. It explores the rise of financial intermediaries over the centuries and how their role evolved from simple money changers ...

It marked a dark period in the history of the Catholic Church, leading to the scandal forming the basis for the plot of the third instalment of the Godfather trilogy. As the Vatican Bank sought to ...

The retail banking industry is undergoing another major ... This Wall Street Journal brief history series helps explain the now, by looking back at how we got here.

That is, banks require special supervision, and the "who," "how" and "how much" of bank supervision are not just financial history but American history. Bank supervisors' "responsibility is a ...

The rise of banking, trade credit, and money changers transformed the economy from a simple barter system into a sophisticated financial network - long before modern banks existed. From gold coins ...

Major bank failures in history To help you get a better understanding of why bank failures happen, we'll briefly go over some of the largest bank failures in U.S. history. We'll also cover laws ...

The World Bank Group Historical Timeline offers an engaging way to learn about the important moments in the history of the World Bank while discovering the gems of the World Bank Group Archives.

From early European banking families to the rise of the Bank of England, the history of central banking is filled with secrecy, corruption, and hidden agendas. With a history of bank bailouts ...