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• Bank of America Plagued by Online, Mobile Outages

  BAC experienced widespread outages Friday on its website and mobile banking apps due to an internal technical malfunction, according to a person familiar with the situation.

• Santander Profit Plunges on Property Losses

  

  Spain's biggest bank Santander on Thursday said its 2012 net profit had more than halved, hurt by write downs on soured property assets at home while profit from key growth spots such as Latin America also fell.

• Bank CEOs Say Trading Curbs Will Stifle French Economy

  

  The heads of France's top three banks said tougher laws to curb risky trading would put the country at a competitive disadvantage as it struggles with record unemployment and a grim economic outlook.

• Swedbank CEO: Real Economy 'Still Biting'

  

  The CEO of Swedish banking group Swedbank told CNBC on Wednesday that a sustained economic recovery remained elusive, with corporate and private customers reluctant to borrow.

• Bulls Bank on Regions Financial

  

  The bulls were banking on Regions Financial, with the stock near its 52-week highs.

• RBS Close to Libor Settlement With US, UK Authorities: Report

  

  Royal Bank of Scotland Group is close to a 500 million pounds ($785.32 million) settlement with U.S. and British authorities over claims that some of its employees submitted false Libor rates, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the negotiations.

• Germany Probes Deutsche Bank Over Euribor Manipulation

  

  German regulator BaFin has launched a special probe against four lenders including Deutsche Bank as part of an investigation into possible manipulation of the Europe Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor), the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Monday.

• JPMorgan to Block Shareholder Vote on Bank Break-Up

  

  A federation of U.S. labor unions is looking to force JPMorgan Chase's board to consider breaking up the company after the disastrous "London Whale" affair, but the bank is trying to ensure that its shareholders do not get to vote on the union's proposal.

• BofA's Moynihan Sees More Cash Coming Off Sidelines

  

  Bank of America's CEO Brian Moynihan is expecting to see companies and investors become more aggressive with their cash as uncertainty fades.

• Citi CEO: 'Legacy' Issues Weigh, but Strategy Right

  

  Citigroup needs to continue to clean up its non-core "legacy assets" and focus on operating efficiency, its new CEO Michael Corbat told CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

• CEOs: Europe Recovery on Track

  

  The European economy will continue to stabilize albeit slowly this year as the euro zone crisis looks to be contained, a number of CEOs told CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

• The Answer to Big Bank Fees: Pay What You Want

  

  Green Dot is taking on big bank fees by allowing customers to voluntarily pay what they want each month, CEO Steven Streit told CNBC this week.

• Wells Fargo CEO Sees More Mortgage Growth

  

  Wells Fargo isn't overly exposed to the U.S. mortgage market and still has opportunities to grow that business, CEO John Stumpf told CNBC.

• SocGen Says Writedowns and Debt Provisions Loom

  

  Societe Generale said on Wednesday that its quarterly earnings would be hit by hundreds of millions of euros of one-off charges.

• Deutsche Bank Benefited From Libor Trades: Report

  

  Germany's Deutsche Bank benefited from trades pegged to the London Interbank Offer Rate (Libor) currently under investigation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, adding that the bank made at least 500 million euros ($654 million) in profit from the trades in 2008.

• Deep Cuts Raise Questions About Morgan Stanley

  

  When Morgan Stanley's top executives gathered in mid-September at the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan to discuss strategy, some participants complained that the room was too small. The NYT reports.

• How Retail Banks Are Shrinking

  

  Investment banking has been the focus of much of the recent news in the financial universe, with politicians urging banks to refocus on their traditional retail operations.

• Banks Face an Uncertain 2013: BankUnited CEO

  

  The banking industry faces an uncertain regulatory environment in 2013 as Dodd-Frank rules continue to be written but big bank stocks could continue to perform well even after a strong 2012, BankUnited CEO John Kanas told CNBC on Thursday.

• Profitability For Europe's Banks Remain Doubtful 

  

  David Marshall, Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Financials, CreditSights says that Europe's outlook remains sanguine with hopes pinned on more refinancing, but the environment for bank profitability is shrouded in doubts.

• Outlook for Chinese Banks in 2013 

  

  David Marshall, Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Financials, CreditSights is positive that Chinese banks can maintain their earnings in 2013, but risks remain with shadow banking and transparency issues.