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    Toomey cautions against proposal to regulate stablecoin issuers as banks

    "I think we have to really think long and hard before we put some onerous regulatory regime on a new technology," the Republican senator from Pennsylvania said.

    By Nov. 5, 2021
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    Digital bank Jiko accelerates banking-as-a-service strategy

    The Jiko app is still available for consumers to download, and the company plans to keep enhancing its features, but its main use will serve as a "showroom" for Jiko's technology, CEO Stephane Lintner said.

    By Nov. 4, 2021
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    M&A

    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.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    First Internet Bank to expand into payments with $80M First Century purchase

    First Internet CEO David Becker said the deal solidifies the bank's position as a "growth-oriented financial services company," and First Century’s payments business will be a key source of revenue going forward.

    By Nov. 3, 2021
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    JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, TD reign in small-business satisfaction: J.D. Power

    The nation's largest bank stood atop the West region for the ninth straight year — albeit in a tie with Bank of the West — the researcher found.

    By Robin Bradley • Nov. 1, 2021
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    Citi makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for 65,000 US employees

    In a LinkedIn post, the bank's HR chief cited compliance with a White House executive order. Employees who submit proof of vaccination by Dec. 8 will receive $200. Others have until Jan. 14 to get the jab, the bank said.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 29, 2021
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    Valley Bank unveils payments app for cannabis businesses

    Valley Bank is partnering with a large processor to offer the service, which is similar to using a reloadable Starbucks wallet gift card, Chief Digital Product Officer Stuart Cook said.

    By Oct. 27, 2021
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    Citi agrees to undergo racial audit

    The bank joins institutions such as BlackRock and Morgan Stanley in agreeing to such a probe. Shareholders held off on the prospect of a racial audit in April, with the motion gaining 38% approval.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 25, 2021
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    Ally to return to credit cards with $750M deal to buy Fair Square Financial

    The deal is expected to close in early 2022. The Detroit lender abandoned credit cards in 2019 in favor of point-of-sale lending, then reneged on plans to merge with subprime card lender CardWorks last year.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 22, 2021
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    Vast Bank's new platform aims for the 'crypto curious'

    "Banks for centuries have been safe keepers and custodians of what people value," said CEO Brad Scrivner. "And in today's world, that's now digital assets."

    By Oct. 21, 2021
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    Biden's OCC pick faces a delicate balance among moderates

    Sen. Jon Tester, D-MT, said he would "hold off" expressing support "until after I meet with her." One attorney said the OCC pick should "balance mitigating risk with encouraging innovation."

    By Oct. 20, 2021
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    Goldman Sachs, AmEx debut cloud-based payments service for corporate clients

    The investment bank is partnering with the world's largest card issuer for businesses in an effort to make payments easier and more efficient for institutional clients.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 20, 2021
  • Capital One to acquire healthcare investment bank TripleTree

    Capital One's latest move puts the $423 billion-asset bank in the company of several other lenders, including KeyBank and JPMorgan, which have made recent investments in the healthcare space.

    By Oct. 18, 2021
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    Small businesses' trust in banks rose during COVID-19 — here's how they can keep it

    Banks earned the trust of small businesses amid the pandemic. We asked them how banks can keep it. Here's what they said

    Oct. 18, 2021
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    Truist nets $1.6B profit, marks major conversion milestone in Q3

    "We're committed to having a business that has positive operating leverage and has industry leading efficiency," new CEO Bill Rogers said Friday. "I feel more confident about that today than I did the day we announced the merger."

    By Oct. 15, 2021
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    PNC sees double-digit boon in revenue, deposits and loans

    The bump comes during the first full quarter during which BBVA USA assets were included. The bank converted systems and branches in seven states this month to the PNC brand.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 15, 2021
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    Citi's profit climbs 48% for Q3 as it releases $1.6B in reserves

    The bank's global consumer banking revenue fell by 13% as it shed its Australia operations, but investment banking revenue saw a 39% jump.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 14, 2021
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    Bank of America sees 58% Q3 profit jump

    The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender reported a 23% jump in investment-banking fees, record consumer deposits, and a $1.1 billion release of loan-loss reserves Thursday.

    By Oct. 14, 2021
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    Wells Fargo reports 59% profit bump amid $1.7B release in reserves

    CEO Charlie Scharf said he thinks the bank is "making significant progress" against the bank's regulatory hurdles, "though we may continue to have setbacks along the way."

    By Oct. 14, 2021
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    JPMorgan's $2.1B reserve release drives 24% profit spike

    The bank's $2.1 billion release of credit reserves this quarter eclipses the $569 million it unlocked in the prior year​​.

    By Oct. 13, 2021
  • Automation helped Black borrowers get more out of PPP at fintechs, big banks: study

    "The human brain is a much scarier black box than any machine-learning algorithm," said Sabrina T. Howell, the paper's lead author. The ICBA, however, disputed some of the study's findings.

    By Oct. 12, 2021
  • Umpqua, Columbia to merge in $5.2B, all-stock deal

    The transaction, slated to close in mid-2022, would create a $50 billion-asset bank that would operate branches in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 12, 2021
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    SBA overpaid $4.5B in EIDL grants, IG report finds

    The agency's inspector general said it found instances where sole proprietors or independent contractors improperly claimed to have as many as 1 million employees.

    By Oct. 8, 2021
  • Liberty Bank's Tri-State acquisition to form largest Black-owned bank in US

    The deal, which will form an institution with more than $1 billion in assets, will allow Liberty Bank to expand its loan limit for qualified borrowers from about $1.2 million to $5 million, the bank said.

    By Oct. 7, 2021
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    Republic Bank sues Green Dot for calling off $165M deal

    The prepaid card company said it was unable to get the Fed's approval or non-objection to the acquisition of Republic's tax refund processing unit. But it's not the only transaction held up by an unresponsive Fed.

    By Oct. 6, 2021
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    Bank of America, BMO Harris boost their minimum wages

    Bank of America's nudge to $21 per hour pushes it toward its goal of $25 by 2025. BMO's bump — to $18 hourly from $15 — parrots a move PNC Bank announced in August.

    By Robin Bradley • Oct. 6, 2021