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Bank regulators issue guidance on partnering with fintechs
Banks should evaluate fintechs' business experience and qualifications, financial condition, legal and regulatory compliance, risk management and controls, information security and operational resilience, regulators said Friday.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 30, 2021 -
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Santander Holdings USA to buy rest of US consumer unit for $2.5B
The deal, which includes the remaining 20% of the consumer unit's shares, values the division at $12.7 billion, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 24, 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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Serial acquirer Seacoast to buy 2 Florida banks
The deals, expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, would add $600 million in assets to Seacoast and value Sarasota-based Sabal Palm Bank at $53.9 million and Business Bank of Florida at about $28.4 million.
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 24, 2021 -
SBA forgiveness portal accepts more than 340K submissions, but many lenders opt out
More than 1,230 lenders, representing over half of outstanding loan forgiveness applications, have opted in to the SBA's direct borrower forgiveness portal. But 4,237 have opted to use their own internal portals.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Canada’s largest banks to require employee vaccinations before office return
Staff at TD, the Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce must demonstrate proof of vaccination by October. Scotiabank also will require vaccines for its workers but has not set a date.
By Robin Bradley • Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Outgoing NY governor signs bill to limit overdraft practices at state-chartered banks
The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, comes as lawmakers and regulators are paying more attention to overdraft fees and the revenue they generated for banks amid the pandemic.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 20, 2021 -
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Sustainable banking-focused Aspiration to go public via $2.3B SPAC deal
The neobank, whose financial backers include Leonardo DiCaprio and Cindy Crawford, said the deal will provide more than $400 million in cash, which will be used for marketing, product innovation and technology.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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PNC sets 5-year, $20B environmental finance goal
The funding will go toward green buildings, renewable energy, clean transportation and sustainability-linked bonds and loans. But the amount is well short of trillion-dollar pledges from the nation's three largest banks.
By Robin Bradley • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Goldman Sachs to acquire Dutch insurer's asset-management arm in $1.9B deal
The deal would roughly double — to more than $600 billion — the bank's assets in Europe and expand its ESG footprint.
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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How Square's Afterpay deal plays into its SMB, consumer banking goals
The $29 billion deal will bring the Australian firm's point-of-sale financing technology and large merchant portfolio under Square's umbrella, further enabling the fintech to continue its push into banking services.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 18, 2021 -
PPP loans through fintechs much more likely to be suspicious, study finds
Fintech and traditional lenders both started the program with suspicious loan rates of around 10%, but fintechs' suspicious loan rates grew to 40% when PPP ended, University of Texas, Austin, researchers found.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 17, 2021 -
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State Street to vacate NYC offices amid shift to hybrid work
The bank's pivot comes as firms across the country are reevaluating office-return timelines or adopting permanent hybrid solutions.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 16, 2021 -
Bipartisan bill would expand SBA loan program to include fintech lenders
"You shouldn’t need a big bank to get an SBA loan," said Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-CO, who introduced the legislation alongside Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, on Wednesday.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 13, 2021 -
Memphis-based Orion Federal Credit Union to buy Financial Federal Bank
The deal, which would nearly double the $1 billion-asset Orion Federal’s size, is the seventh such deal involving a credit union purchasing a bank to be announced this year.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Citi seeks to pair banks and small businesses
Citi aims to strengthen relationships with smaller banking institutions and improve access to capital for businesses.
By Robin Bradley • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Big bank, merchant groups weigh in on Fed rule clarification
Bank and merchant trade groups weighed in on the Fed's debit rule clarification at the 11th hour, digging in their heels in a long-time battle over whether to ease merchant access to increased debit transaction networks.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 12, 2021 -
Capital One delays office return, requires vaccines for on-campus employees
CEO Richard Fairbank said the bank is allowing employees who are unvaccinated to work remotely throughout its reopening period, which it said will extend through at least the first quarter of 2022.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Wells Fargo names Steven Black chairman, replacing Charles Noski
Noski stepped into the role amid heightened political scrutiny last year, stemming from the bank’s handling of its 2016 fake accounts scandal.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 10, 2021 -
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Circle seeks national charter to start digital currency bank
Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company intends to operate under the supervision and risk management requirements of the Fed, Treasury, the OCC and the FDIC.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 9, 2021 -
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Brex withdraws ILC, deposit insurance applications
The San Francisco-based fintech, which filed the applications in February, said it will "modify and strengthen" its applications and plans to resubmit at a later date.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 9, 2021 -
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Citizens Financial to buy valuation consulting firm
Citizens, which plans to grow its customer base by 1 million next year, said its acquisition of Willamette would place it among the top valuation services providers in the country.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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Overdraft alternativesOCC conducting review of overdraft policies, acting comptroller says
Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu's remarks come as more banks are revamping their overdraft policies and as Democrats are calling for legislation that would rein in the practice.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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NY regulator asks financial institutions to share diversity data
Superintendent Linda Lacewell cited the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice and climate change as primary reasons entities should boost diversity.
By Anna Hrushka • July 30, 2021 -
SBA launches streamlined PPP forgiveness portal
The agency said more than 600 banks have opted in to the program, representing 30% of loans $150,000 or less that have not yet applied for forgiveness.
By Anna Hrushka • July 28, 2021 -
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Citizens Financial to acquire Investors Bancorp in $3.5B deal
The transaction, expected to close in the first or second quarter of 2022, will put Citizens' assets above $200 billion, and propel the bank to the top 10 in deposits among retail and commercial banks in the New York City market.
By Anna Hrushka • July 28, 2021
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