Financial regulators will vote on Tuesday to finalize tough requirements for U.S. banks’ leverage that are expected to be stricter than the rules overseas firms must follow.

Savings Bank of Danbury employees participated in the recent Danbury Food Collaborative Food Drive, hosted by the United Way of Western Connecticut.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday the U.S. central bank’s “extraordinary” commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor market, will be needed for some time to come.

A bank teller is facing sentencing for stealing from the CD accounts of mostly elderly customers.

The Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation has presented its 2013 grants totaling $146,610 to 53 agencies at receptions held in both Waterbury and Danbury.

Naugatuck-based Ion Bank Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation.

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 29 cents per share for the quarter ending March 31.

U.S. big banks have enough capital buffers to withstand a drastic economic downturn, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday, announcing that 29 out of 30 major banks met the minimum hurdle in its annual health check.

Webster Bank today is holding its first of two upcoming seminars in Connecticut designed to help seniors and their families understand, identify and respond to fraud.

Connecticut might want to take a cue from the Empire State when it comes to virtual currency regulation.

Lakeville-headquartered Salisbury Bancorp will merge with Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Riverside Bank in a $28 million all-stock deal expected to close in the third or fourth quarter this year.

The Federal Reserve is set to trim its bond-buying stimulus for a third time in a row on Wednesday, and will probably rewrite its guidance on when it might eventually raise interest rates.

Bank of America, Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo have satisfied their consumer relief and refinancing obligations required by the National Mortgage Settlement, according to a statement released today by the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight.

Simsbury Bank and the Simsbury police department are warning the public about a text messaging scam aimed at defrauding consumers who unwittingly give out their personal information.

General Electric is moving ahead with plans to spin off its North American consumer lending unit, and it aims to complete an initial public offering for the business later this year.

A Target Corp. team of security experts, armed with a malware detection tool made by FireEye Inc., alerted company officials about a possible data breach on Nov. 30, but they failed to respond to the warning signs, according to a media report on Thursday.