The long-time CEO of Wells Fargo has been grilled by lawmakers over hundreds of thousands of sham bank accounts.

Deutsche Bank is battling rumours the German government is readying a rescue plan, but is another German bank also in trouble?

Barbara Chapman didn't get the job as chief executive of the ASB the first time she applied and she nearly didn't apply the second

The man who co-led Deutsche Bank for three years until July last year, was careful not to mention the gigantic elephant in the room.

CEO of Wells Fargo agreed to forfeit $56m in performance pay as thousands of low-level employees allegedly set up sham accounts to meet sales quotas.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China wants more of a share of New Zealand infrastructure.

Te Aroha locals are losing their local Westpac and ANZ branches which could force them to drive 20 minutes just to bank a cheque.

COMMENT: The Bank of Japan would have been better off sticking to something closer to its traditional caution.

Te Aroha locals are losing their local Westpac and ANZ branches which could force them to drive 20 minutes just to bank a cheque.

Westpac staff at 19 branches around the country are expected to be told late today whether their branch will close.

COMMENT: Westpac is leading the way with its investments in tech startups and the online mortgage broker uno.

Banker Oscar Garza had to persuade his customers to open 40 checking or savings accounts and 15 credit cards a month - or he'd be fired.

The mayors of two towns facing the prospect of two major banks closing up shop within weeks of each other say people are shocked at

ANZ bank, the country's largest bank, could be closing branches around New Zealand.

One of Skype's founders has launched a global money transfer business - and it's set up shop in NZ.

Wells Fargo has been forced to apologise after infuriating the arts community by suggesting they should take up more serious careers.

ANZ has started to refund $28.8 million to more than 390,000 accounts after the bank failed to disclose when some fee payment fees would apply.

Auckland property developers fear that a sudden tightening of bank lending may "throttle" new housing projects despite the city's desperate housing shortage.

COMMENT: Can the experience that a retail investor has with the finance sector reasonably be described as having their interests put first?

Kiwibank says it won't be stepping in to fill the void left by Westpac's proposed branch closures. First Union says Westpac is planning

CEO Paul Brock said the flat result reflected the global uncertainty and increased funding costs for banks.

Labour has renewed calls to ban foreigners buying New Zealand houses.

The Taranaki farmers bought controversial interest rate swaps from the bank.

Global ratings agency S&P says New Zealand's rapidly rising house prices are cranking up economic risks.

Three towns will be left with no bank branches if Westpac goes ahead with a raft of planned closures.

A lawyer says foreigners buy 29 per cent of New Zealand properties, not 3 per cent as reported in official state data.

After revelations that some major KiwiSaver funds are invested in controversial companies one director is calling for an ethics review.

The woman accidentally rammed into the glass door on her mobility scooter, leaving the door shattered and her shaken.

The number of home loans and amount being borrowed has dipped ahead of further lending restrictions, but one mortgage broker says

Some customers of the BNZ have received incorrect messages from the bank telling them their accounts are thousands of dollars in the red.