Grasshopper, Ramp partner on small-business corporate card

The New York City-based digital bank will offer its customers access to Ramp’s spend management tool to help maximize savings and cut expenditures.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 18, 2023

Three Arrows, CoinFlex founders eye new exchange to help FTX victims

The entrepreneurs aim to raise $25 million for an effort to let depositors transfer claims caught up in bankruptcy for a new token. The exchange’s placeholder name, GTX, saw considerable backlash on Twitter.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 17, 2023

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President Donald Trump’s reelection was predicted to yield loosened regulation. But tariff volatility and economic uncertainty has thrown a wrench into an expected boom in mergers and acquisitions.

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BNY Mellon to lay off 1,500 employees this year

The cuts will largely target management positions, a source told The Wall Street Journal. CEO Robin Vince, meanwhile, reiterated the bank's commitment to digital assets.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 13, 2023

Fifth Third aims to close 23 branches in 2023

The bank is concentrating its consolidation in the Midwest but says it aims to open 30 to 35 branches this year. The move comes during a week when Fifth Third launched early tax refund access to some account holders.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 13, 2023

Goldman details $3B in losses since 2020

The bank's Platform Solutions unit, housing Apple Card, GreenSky and some Marcus business, lost nearly twice as much in 2022's first nine months as in 2020. Goldman reports earnings Tuesday.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 13, 2023

Raleigh bank CEO dead in small plane crash

The pending merger between Integrated Financial, the company Eric Bergevin led, and MVB Financial “remains on track,” Integrated said Monday.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 12, 2023

Bank trade groups blast SBA’s fintech proposal

Vice President Kamala Harris has said opening the SBA’s 7(a) program to fintechs would increase lending in underserved markets. The trade groups say the move threatens the integrity of the program.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 11, 2023

Michigan credit union eyes bank in sector’s 1st tie-up of 2023

Old Mission Bank’s two locations will expand 4Front Credit Union’s Upper Peninsula footprint and boost its asset total by roughly $130.2 million.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 11, 2023

PNC bolsters environmental pledge to $30B

The Pittsburgh-based bank has completed $9 billion in environmental financing since committing to a five-year, $20 billion goal in August 2021.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 11, 2023

FDIC gives $5.2B Columbia-Umpqua deal its final sign-off

The biggest pending U.S. banking merger not involving a Canadian buyer is now expected to be complete by the end of February.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 11, 2023

SVB, EagleBank name next chief risk officers

Jay Namputhiripad brings 23 years of experience to EagleBank. Kim Olson, a 30-year banking vet, comes to SVB from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.’s Americas operation.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 10, 2023

5 banking trends to watch in 2023

Harsher penalties, a fiercer fight over ESG philosophy and a more urgent push to regulate crypto appear poised to roil the finance sector this year.

By Anna Hrushka , Dan Ennis , Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 10, 2023

Metropolitan Commercial Bank backs out of crypto

The bank, which served as a partner to bankrupt exchange Voyager, said it began pivoting away from the sector in 2017 and that digital-asset deposits “have never represented a material portion” of its business.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 9, 2023

Morgan Stanley’s COO is leaving the bank

Jon Pruzan, once seen as one of four likely successors to CEO James Gorman, will exit the bank Jan. 31, according to an SEC filing.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 9, 2023

Goldman Sachs to cut up to 3,200 jobs starting midweek: report

More than one-third of the cuts will be from within the bank’s core trading and banking units, sources told Bloomberg.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 9, 2023

Crypto-heavy Silvergate cuts workforce by 40%

The collapse of FTX triggered a run that forced the bank to sell debt at a loss to cover a sharp uptick in crypto-related withdrawals. The bank also wrote off its purchase of Diem technology and tabled its digital currency launch.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 5, 2023

WaFd CEO takes leave of absence after surviving plane crash

The bank’s chief consumer banker, Cathy Cooper, will take on CEO duties while Brent Beardall recovers from surgery after sustaining broken bones and lacerations. The plane's pilot died in the crash.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 5, 2023

Blue Ridge Bank taps Fed vet to lead fintech division

The move comes roughly four months after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ordered the bank to improve its oversight of third-party fintech partnerships.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 4, 2023

BM Technologies, First Sound Bank nix $23M merger

The deal, which the two companies initially estimated would close in the second half of 2022, would have created an institution, called BMTX Bank, with more than $2 billion in assets.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 4, 2023

Fed, OCC, FDIC issue joint warning on crypto risks for banks

The regulators didn't go so far as to create new rules around bank-crypto partnerships, but said they're "continuing to assess" if — and how — such tie-ups can proceed safely.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 4, 2023

Kentucky puts JPMorgan, Citi, BlackRock on divestment list

The state is hardly alone in pushing back on what it perceives as a boycott of fossil fuels. Unlike Texas, which posted a similar list last year, Kentucky’s effort includes big U.S. banks.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 4, 2023

BankProv CEO resigns months after bank’s crypto-loan loss

BankProv’s leadership transition follows the bank’s November forecast that it expects to lose $27.5 million for the quarter ending Sept. 30, due to its lending exposure to the crypto mining industry.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 4, 2023

Connecticut de novo scraps launch amid economic downturn

The New Canaan Bank would have been the state's first startup bank in 12 years.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 4, 2023

Goldman’s January job cuts may set industry tone for 2023

Headcount reduction is coming in the first half of the month, CEO David Solomon told staff. The bank's second-in-command, John Waldron, defended the strategy in an interview.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 3, 2023

JPMorgan’s racial-equity audit falls short for some shareholders

SOC Investment accused the bank and its auditor of approaching the process with a “narrow perspective,” and said the report fails to look at any internal diversity, equity and inclusion issues.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 21, 2022