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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse and other financial institutions for their handling of problem mortgage loans, according to public disclosures and people familiar with the matter. The FT reports. more...

The European Commission is out with a proposal today that would tax any financial transaction where at least one party involved is located in the EU. According to the proposal, the tax would go into effect in January 2014 and could raise $57 billion euros each year. Rich Repetto, of Sandler...

Europe’s banks are seeking increasingly creative ways to finance themselves as they attempt to make up for a dearth of traditional debt funding amid market turmoil. more...

There's much talk on Monday about a potential plan to vastly increase the buying power of the yet to be fully funded EFSF, so that it can stand up to the problems in Europe with a more robust balance sheet. What does that mean for the role of central banks? CNBC's Steve Liesman joins the...

European Central Bank's Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, says EFSF is not the only resource to backstop banks, reports CNBC's Steve Liesman. more...

"The first half of 2011 was one of the best times for the Polish banking system in this unstable economy. But the main problem for us is, the [same] main problem for all Europeans: restoring confidence among investors," Zbigniew Jagiello, CEO at PKO Bank, Poland's biggest lender, told CNBC. more...

Bankers are bracing for a Greek default, and their best hope is that Europe can erect* firewalls around the banking system strong enough and soon enough to prevent it from spreading to other euro-zone countries. more...

The G20 promises help, but riskier currencies still take a hit - it's time for your FX Fix. more...

European officials look set to speed up plans to recapitalize the 16 banks that came close to failing last summer’s stress tests as part of a coordinated effort to reassure markets. more...

"Market risks are increasing to the downside, with financial strains becoming more apparent, making it a bit like 2008," Stewart Richardson, partner at RMG Wealth Management, told CNBC. more...

European central banks have become net buyers of gold for the first time in more than two decades, the latest sign of how the turbulence in the currency and debt markets has revolutionized the bullion market. The FT reports. more...

The arm-in-arm effort by central bankers to increase U.S. dollar liquidity in Europe is essentially a band-aid solution, and the euro is already backing off its gains. more...

The Euro rallies after major central banks agree to provide dollar liquidity in a coordinated act, with David Gilmore, Foreign Exchange Analytics partner. more...

CNBC's Carolin Schober shares the update on Greece's economy. Also, discussing whether the European banks should get a U.S. type TARP bailout, with Dick Bove, Rochedale Securities vice president of equity research; CNBC's Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli. more...

Greece is back in strike mode due to the country's austerity measures and insight on how investor worries are impacting markets, with CNBC's Carolin Schober. more...

Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer said on Monday that French banks have no liquidity or solvency problems and can withstand any crisis event in Greece. more...

The financial services industry must be allowed to breathe in order to avoid a mass exodus out of London, Lord Levene, former chairman of Lloyd's of London, told CNBC. more...

Scott Bugie, Financial Institutions, S&P, managing director, and Jeffery Harte, Sandler O'Neill discuss restoring order to the sovereign debt market and avoiding a double dip in European economies. more...

European shares fell sharply on Monday amid renewed fears over the euro zone debt crisis and a warning from Deutsche Bank’s CEO on the outlook for banks. more...

Europe’s banks are bracing for a fresh test this month: whether they can successfully sell unsecured bonds, reports the FT. more...