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Citi snags BlackRock vet as CMO
Some big banks, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, have retired the chief marketing role in recent years. Others, like Truist, have combined it with other functions.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 10, 2024 -
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Citi, TD, HSBC, Northern Trust added to West Virginia restricted list
The state warned the banks in February of consequences if they "boycott" fossil fuels. BMO and Fifth Third avoided being added to the list, the state said.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 9, 2024 -
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Banks brace to see if commercial real estate exposure will trigger a rerun of last year’s crisis. And regulators face a mountain of comments from the most contentious proposed rule in decades.
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Dimon blasts regulation, proxy advisers in annual letter
The JPMorgan Chase CEO also gave prominent space to AI, touting its potential impact in software engineering, customer service and operations, “as well as in general employee productivity."
By Caitlin Mullen • April 8, 2024 -
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Cadence consolidates its executive circle
The bank's president is adding chief credit officer to his title, and the CFO will also oversee mortgage lending and wealth in a move to eliminate layers of management.
By Dan Ennis • April 5, 2024 -
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KeyBank, NCRC team up on $25M pledge
The NCRC and the bank will put $8.5 million each toward grants, down payment assistance, fee waivers, product and branch expansion, and marketing that addresses alleged mortgage lending issues.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • April 4, 2024 -
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Return-to-office delays burden regional bank real estate portfolios
“There's been a Frankenstein from the pandemic that's been created, and we don't know how to stop it,” Gregory Carlisle, a commercial market president at TD, said last week.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 3, 2024 -
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Judge sides with Fed in Custodia master account ruling
Judge Scott Skavdahl said the Wyoming-based digital-asset bank failed to prove that the Fed’s board of governors had undue influence on the Kansas City Fed in its application denial.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 2, 2024 -
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Citizens CEO knocks higher capital requirements
“The rest of the economy is saying this has to be rethought,” CEO Bruce Van Saun said, adding the increase could scuttle lending to entrepreneurs and less affluent borrowers.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • March 29, 2024 -
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Integrated Financial finds another buyer in $66M deal
Capital Bancorp agreed to buy IFH to expand its consumer and lending business. IFH’s prior deal with MVB Financial fell through in May due to delays and changing market conditions.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 29, 2024 -
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Bank of America rolls out platform linking small businesses, CDFIs
The online platform, a partnership with the Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, provides access to around 150 local community development financial institutions and other business support organizations.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 28, 2024 -
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Santander hires ex-Marcus chief to lead US digital transformation
Swati Bhatia becomes the second Goldman consumer-banking vet to find a landing spot in just over a week.
By Dan Ennis • March 28, 2024 -
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UBS sells $8B in assets to Apollo, renegotiating Credit Suisse deal
The bank will recognize a gain of about $300 million this quarter by spinning off a securitized products business and ending an investment management arrangement Credit Suisse struck in 2022.
By Dan Ennis • March 27, 2024 -
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Ex-OCC chief, Binance.US CEO to lead mortgage broker Meridian
Brian Brooks, who has held four other jobs since his 2020-21 OCC stint, said he would focus on building up Meridian's compliance arm, a process that could take 12 to 18 months.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 27, 2024 -
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Citi wraps up reorg’s ‘major actions’
The bank is informing employees this week of its largest round of reassignments and departures so far — changes CEO Jane Fraser said aim to put Citi "on the front foot."
By Dan Ennis • March 27, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo overcharged military members, lawsuit claims
Military families discovered the overcharges in 2022, when the bank sent misleading correspondence and payments to some customers, the proposed class action alleges.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 26, 2024 -
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A New Jersey ‘super-community bank’ is just one approval away
The proposed combination of Provident and Lakeland has received approvals from the FDIC and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. That leaves only a green light from the Federal Reserve.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 26, 2024 -
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M&T Bank hires Big Tobacco vet in chief communications role
Sarah Knakmuhs, previously a vice president of government affairs at Phillip Morris parent Altria, will lead a team of 20 people while bolstering the bank’s internal and external communications.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 25, 2024 -
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‘Lax lending practices’ led to Iowa bank’s downfall: FDIC OIG
The report called out inaction on the part of the community bank’s management to address issues flagged by regulators in recent years.
By Caitlin Mullen • March 25, 2024 -
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ColumnDive Deposits: ESG isn’t just BlackRock’s fight
If it seems like banks are backing off of their sustainability efforts, comments from Barclays, TD and UBS may give added perspective.
By Dan Ennis • March 22, 2024 -
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Barclays to cut hundreds of investment bank jobs: report
The upcoming reduction is a result of the bank's annual culling of low performers, sources told Bloomberg, and comes a week after the CEO said the unit was "a step behind."
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 21, 2024 -
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JPMorgan is still stuck on soccer
The bank, which saw blowback when it aimed to finance a breakaway European soccer league, has created a "sports investment banking coverage" team, Reuters reported Tuesday.
By Dan Ennis • March 20, 2024 -
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Wall Street securities bonuses drop 2% in 2023: NY comptroller
The industrywide bonus pool stood at $33.8 billion, almost in line with the 2022 pool but well below 2021's $42.7 billion, according to a report released Tuesday.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 19, 2024 -
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PNC leans on ‘boring’ label in new marketing campaign
While PNC’s CEO said his industry “sometimes chases shiny objects,” a J.D. Power analyst asserted the bank’s ads may challenge customers to see the meaning of “boring” differently.
By Caitlin Mullen • March 19, 2024 -
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Dive Deposits: Santander pay frustration should be aimed at the US
A proxy adviser urged shareholders to reject a €12.2 million pay package for Chair Ana Botín. She earns less than half what CEOs at similarly sized U.S. banks make, but the gripe is over fixed salary.
By Dan Ennis • March 18, 2024 -
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UBS eyes US growth with wealth business
As the Credit Suisse-UBS deal reaches its one-year mark, UBS seeks to expand its wealth business in the U.S. through M&A activities in the next three to four years, Chairman Colm Kelleher said Sunday.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 18, 2024
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