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JPMorgan stiffens vaccination policy
Unvaccinated staff must be tested for COVID-19 twice a week, and will receive heftier payroll deductions to cover the cost of testing beginning next year, according to an internal memo Monday.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 5, 2021 -
US Postal Service not equipped to handle banking, industry trade groups say
"The USPS already has its hands full with its current mission and lacks the bandwidth needed to run such a large and complex operation," NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger said.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 5, 2021 -
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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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Bank of America poaches Citi's consumer-banking CMO
In taking a role as BofA's head of consumer and small-business products, Mary Hines Droesch becomes at least the second Citi marketing executive since July to leave for a Wall Street competitor.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 29, 2021 -
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Wells Fargo fined $37.3M to settle DOJ foreign-exchange case
The penalty comes in addition to $35.3 million in restitution the bank has paid 771 harmed commercial customers.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 28, 2021 -
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New York Fed researchers design climate stress test for banks
The paper defines what it calls CRISK — the expected capital shortfall of a financial institution in a climate stress scenario — a measure that rose significantly in 2020.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 27, 2021 -
Valley National Bank to buy Bank Leumi's US arm in $1.15B deal
The transaction, set to close early next year, enhances Valley's commercial presence in Chicago, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, and marks the second spinoff this week of U.S. operations by a foreign bank.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 23, 2021 -
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U.S. Bank to buy MUFG Union Bank in $8B deal
The transaction would add $133 billion in assets, $58 billion in loans and $90 billion in deposits to U.S. Bank's balance sheet, vaulting the Minneapolis-based lender back into fifth place among largest retail banks in the U.S.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 21, 2021 -
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Goldman Sachs debuts green demand deposit account
The product fits into two of Goldman's initiatives: its $750 billion ESG goal, and the desire to lean more heavily on transaction banking.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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Climate-focused de novo's loan program aims to retool Florida condos
Shareholder Gloria Romero Roses is holding focus groups with building owners, property managers and condominium associations to assess the needs and challenges of the underwriting process.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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First Interstate to buy Great Western Bank in $2B, all-stock deal
The transaction would more than double First Interstate's branch footprint and give it entry to eight new states. The combined bank would have more than $32 billion in assets, $18.4 billion in loans and $27.1 billion in deposits.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 17, 2021 -
Truist, Microsoft back FDIC fund to invest in minority-owned banks
"I like to joke that this isn't your grandmother's FDIC, and this fund certainly proves that we like to think out of the box," the agency's chair, Jelena McWilliams, said Thursday.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 16, 2021 -
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Goldman Sachs to buy home-improvement lender GreenSky for $2.24B
The deal, set to close in this year's fourth quarter or the first quarter of 2022, will bring more than 10,000 merchants into the fold of Goldman's consumer-banking arm, Marcus.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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How BankMobile pivoted its business model in the face of competition
"Our pillar of being able to have a profitable, sustainable model — and as fast as possible — wasn't happening," CEO Luvleen Sidhu said. "It's challenging when you have other challenger banks spending half a billion dollars on marketing."
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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Goldman Sachs names new CFO as Scherr steps down
Denis Coleman will become deputy CFO effective immediately and succeed Scherr in January. Goldman is the fourth of the six largest U.S. banks to make a change at CFO this year.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 14, 2021 -
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Bank of America to scrap CMO role after top marketer leaves this year
The bank pushed ahead with a raft of executive moves last week. Bank of America is not the first big U.S. bank to do away with the chief marketing role. Wells Fargo said in May it would do the same.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 13, 2021 -
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Bank of America names new CFO, adds 3 women to senior management
The bank's chief administrative officer and general counsel are also retiring. The shuffle of more than a dozen leaders comes two weeks after two longtime Bank of America executives said they were retiring at year's end.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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Georgia bank's new owners eye a digital makeover without losing the personal touch
ST Hldgs acquired Rochelle State Bank with the aim to bolster the single-branch institution's web portal and mobile options, while keeping the bank's close-knit model intact.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 9, 2021 -
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Citizens Bank to acquire JMP Group in $149M, all-cash deal
The move, slated to close in the fourth quarter, is the latest in a busy year for Citizens, which bought 80 HSBC branches in May, as well as a New Jersey-based bank and an Oregon consulting firm.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 9, 2021 -
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Overdraft alternatives
Bank of America debuts overdraft alternative
If a customer overdraws on one Bank of America account, Balance Connect ferries money from another of the user's accounts with the bank for a $12-per-transaction fee.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 8, 2021 -
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JPMorgan to buy majority stake in Volkswagen's payments business
The deal is the latest in a series of investments the bank has made in the past year, following CEO Jamie Dimon's 2020 promise that it would be "much more aggressive with acquisitions across the board."
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 8, 2021 -
CFPB proposes rule to boost data collection on small-business loans
The bureau laid out a list of 23 data points, including the race and gender of borrowers and reasons for loan denial. But some trade groups are taking issue with the proposal's scope.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 7, 2021 -
Wells Fargo names new commercial banking CEO
Kyle Hranicky will succeed Perry Pelos, who is set to retire in April, the bank said. Hranicky will join Wells Fargo's operating committee, becoming the first inside promotion CEO Charlie Scharf has elevated to that level.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 7, 2021 -
SBA 'threat' draws ire of PPP lenders, Republican lawmakers
Lenders that have not opted in to the agency's forgiveness portal could face audits, the SBA said in a letter.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 2, 2021 -
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Wells Fargo seeks more time to comply with scandal consent orders: report
The bank could face additional sanctions from regulators over the pace at which it is compensating victims of its consumer abuse violations, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 1, 2021 -
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Morgan Stanley bumps first-year pay to $110K to match Goldman Sachs
Tuesday's move marks the second time in a month the bank lifted salaries for first-year investment banking and global capital markets analysts.
By Robin Bradley • Sept. 1, 2021
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