banking

Ted Dick writes, "Under this plan, the largest U.S. banks would be forced to bolster their capital reserves by about 20%, providing a larger buffer against potential losses stemming from market volatility or economic downturns."

A bill introduced by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Montana and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, would allow dispensaries to conduct modern commerce with actual banks – a move that would render cash nearly as obsolete as it is anywhere else.

Missoula County is backing federal legislation that would allow dispensaries and other marijuana retailers to utilize the U.S. banking system like any other business.

A Montana bank founded in 1953 by a rancher in Miles City has since grown to serve the state, and this month it's celebrating 70 years of business.

Clearwater Credit Union, in a letter, said one of it's file-transfer services known as MOVEit was accessed by an unauthorized third party in mid-June, allowing it to gain access to certain files by the end of the month.

Forbes named Stockman Bank of Montana one of the “World's Best Banks” for 2023, marking the second straight year the company has been recognized in the ratings.

An expert urged lawmakers to make chief risk officers — of which Silicon Valley Bank had none for months — mandatory at all times.

After last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, public pension systems began reporting that they were part of the collateral damage done by the banks’ implosion.

First Security Bank plans to consolidate its Missoula offices into a new building planned in the Southgate Triangle, marking one of the first commercial projects to invest in the Midtown area in accordance to the district's emerging master plan.