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    BofA boosts minimum hourly wage to $25

    The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank followed through on a 2021 promise to raise its pay floor to that level. And it’s not the only lender to do so this year.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Ally CIO: Pace of tech change ‘weighs on me’

    Sathish Muthukrishnan, the bank’s chief information, data and digital officer, shared what’s surprised him about the use of Ally’s AI platform and the challenges of keeping up with rapid tech evolution.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Banking Dive

    Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    National Bank Holdings to acquire Texas lender for $369M

    Acquiring privately held Vista, which has operations in Texas and Florida, would push Denver-based NBH to $12.4 billion in total assets.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Washington bank sued by hedge fund names next CEO

    Curt Queyrouze, most recently president of Coastal Community Bank, was chosen as First Fed’s next CEO, following the resignation of former CEO Matthew Deines in July.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Zions CEO eyes acquisition opportunities

    The $89 billion-asset regional is “a really good partner” for small banks that “are going to be looking for a home,” its CEO said this week.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Merger with Synovus isn’t ‘Truist 2.0,’ Pinnacle CEO says

    The CEOs of Pinnacle and Synovus sought to assure investors Tuesday that they learned from other recent mergers of equals and sorted out a number of decisions early on.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Fifth Third replaces BNY as Direct Express partner

    The Cincinnati-based lender has been named the bank partner for the prepaid card program. The bank also disclosed “alleged external fraudulent activity” expected to result in a perhaps $200 million impairment charge.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    PNC CEO: ‘We just effectively bought Colorado’

    If PNC finds another acquisition target like FirstBank, “we’d probably do it,” CEO Bill Demchak said Tuesday, adding, “the path to growth is long and curious, and unpredictable.”

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Comerica CEO pledges improvements amid activist pressure

    Executives for the Dallas-based regional are “taking a hard look at expenses” as they work to improve the bank’s efficiency, CEO Curt Farmer said Tuesday. 

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    PNC to acquire FirstBank in $4.1B deal

    The move would triple PNC’s presence in Colorado and boost its Arizona footprint by more than a dozen branches, the bank said.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Central Florida de novo targets early 2026 opening

    The group behind prospective lender Portrait Bank has submitted regulatory applications and increased its capital target based on strong response, said Erik Weiner, who will serve as CEO and president.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    BNY offers cyber, AI training for community bankers

    The program is set to address cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data analytics – topics that came up in a survey of community bankers BNY fielded last year.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    FNB dives deeper into the Southeast

    First National Bank aims to add more branches in North and South Carolina, joining a growing list of banks doubling down on their presence in the region.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Kansas bank to broach Nebraska in $122.8M deal

    Equity Bancshares’ merger with Frontier Holdings, set to close in the fourth quarter, is expected to bolster the Wichita lender’s footprint with seven added locations, along with $1.4 billion in new assets.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    FDIC: Capital One-Discover deal dents Q2 bank profit

    Aggregate net income for banks insured by the regulator fell 1%, to $69.9 billion, in the quarter, due to higher provision expenses tied to Capital One’s acquisition of Discover.

    By • Aug. 27, 2025
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    Goldman exec named JPMorgan global investment banking chair

    M&A veteran Jerry Lee has joined JPMorgan from Goldman Sachs, where he spent nearly two decades.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Ex-JPMorgan, PNC, TD bankers banned by OCC

    The eight former bankers are prohibited from the industry after regulators found instances of misappropriation of funds and customer impersonation.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Synovus, Pinnacle plan post-merger C-suite

    In perhaps a nod to a lesson learned from the Truist combination, the two regional banks laid out the combined company’s management team.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    U.S. Bank wants a piece of Charlotte, too

    The Minneapolis-based super-regional opened its seventh branch this week in North Carolina’s largest city, and wants to double its presence in a market where Truist, BofA and Wells Fargo are heavily entrenched.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Washington’s 1st Security names next CEO

    Matthew Mullet, who was named president of the bank in July 2024, will succeed Joseph Adams as CEO in September.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Customers CEO talks lessons learned from Fed enforcement action

    After investing to strengthen its risk management practices, the Pennsylvania bank now seeks to jump on the favorable atmosphere for digital-asset activities.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Thread Bank digital chief advocates for unified AI strategy

    “We don't want 30 different vendors doing 30 different AI things,” said Marty Miracle, the Tennessee lender’s first chief digital officer.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Truist aims to build 100 new branches in a mass-affluent grab

    The bank is targeting high-growth markets such as Austin, Miami and Dallas in a push that involves hiring more advisers, refining its AI tools and renovating 300 of its current branches.

    By , • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Virginia’s TowneBank to buy NC’s Dogwood in $476.2M deal

    The move would add 17 branches – many along the I-85 corridor in the Carolinas. TowneBank is set to close a separate acquisition of Old Point Financial on Sept. 1.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Texas lender embraces independence amid flurry of consolidation

    “People like to do business with folks that know the community, know the state, know the region,” and “that’s where banks of our size fit,” said Danny Butler, CEO of San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025