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    4 banking trends to watch in 2021

    Banking Dive expects M&A to pivot toward niches, race to be a continuing focus of ESG, and crypto to have a make-or-break year in 2021.

    By , Jan. 20, 2021
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    U.S. Bank hangs on to loan loss reserves, reports slight Q4 profit

    The bank completed its branch consolidation project this month, closing nearly 25% of its brick-and-mortar locations, it said.

    By Jan. 20, 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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    Bank of America year-over-year profits drop nearly 22% in Q4

    Net interest income and revenue, especially in consumer banking, saw double-digit percentage-point drops. But deposits jumped 23% and investment banking fees climbed 26%.

    By Jan. 19, 2021
  • Plaid sees 'opportunity' after $5.3B Visa deal ends

    The data aggregator's biggest priority now is getting 75% of its traffic dedicated to application programming interfaces by the end of 2021 — a prospect John Pitts, Plaid's head of policy, calls an "immense challenge."

    By Jan. 19, 2021
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    JPMorgan net income jumps 42% YoY over trading revenue, lower credit reserves

    The bank said it plans to add an extra $900 million to its $11 billion technology budget in 2021 and to expand its branch presence to 48 states by midyear.

    By Jan. 15, 2021
  • Citi's net income jumps 44% in Q4 over previous quarter

    The bank released $1.5 billion in credit loss reserves, after setting aside $436 million in the third quarter and $253 million a year ago.

    By Jan. 15, 2021
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    PNC sees 6% jump in Q4 net income ahead of BBVA acquisition

    Deposits at the Pittsburgh-based lender grew 25% year over year.

    By Robert Freedman • Jan. 15, 2021
  • Wells Fargo posts $1.1B in restructuring and remediation, sees 4% rise in Q4 profit

    Despite the bump in Wells Fargo's bottom line, the bank saw double-digit percentage-point declines, or close, in net interest income and revenue.

    By Jan. 15, 2021
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    Goldman, Marqeta partner to launch Marcus checking accounts this year

    The bank is considering growing Marcus through acquisitions, Reuters reported, though executives have ruled out any tie-ups that involve taking on bank branches.

    By Jan. 15, 2021
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    OCC finalizes controversial fair access rule

    Bank trade groups and some Democratic lawmakers said the regulator is overstepping, while some Republicans in Congress said the rule prevents unpopular sectors of the economy from being blackballed.

    By Jan. 14, 2021
  • Visa terminates $5.3B acquisition of Plaid after DOJ antitrust suit

    The abandonment of the deal won't keep Visa from pursuing partnerships with Plaid or other fintechs, CEO Al Kelly said Tuesday during a call with analysts.

    By Jan. 13, 2021
  • Major banks suspend political donations after US Capitol siege

    "The focus of business leaders, political leaders, civic leaders right now should be on governing and getting help to those who desperately need it most right now," JPMorgan's Peter Scher said. 

    By Jan. 11, 2021
  • Banks embrace automation, white-label options ahead of PPP relaunch

    "It's going to be the coming-out party for commercial digital loan applications," Numerated CEO Dan O'Malley said of the $284 billion round of Paycheck Protection Program funding.

    By Jan. 8, 2021
  • Community-based lenders to get first 2 days of PPP 2.0 to themselves

    CDFIs and minority depository institutions get exclusive access to the portal for at least the first two days once it reopens Monday, according to Small Business Administration guidance.

    By Jan. 7, 2021
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    Bank leaders, trade groups condemn insurrection at US Capitol

    "We have to begin reinvesting in our democracy," Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in a LinkedIn post, adding that the country has "squandered" its "reservoir of goodwill around the world."

    By Jan. 7, 2021
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    U.S. Bank to buy MUFG Union Bank's $320B custody portfolio

    The deal, expected to close by March, bolsters the West Coast reach of a Midwest stalwart and marks a shift in priorities for another U.S. subsidiary of a foreign banking giant.

    By Jan. 7, 2021
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    Main Street Lending Program ended at 3% capacity, data shows

    Businesses availed themselves of $17.5 billion of the $600 billion the facility made available, the Federal Reserve indicated Tuesday. The program launched in June but saw two-thirds of its activity in November and December.

    By Updated Feb. 10, 2021
  • PPP reboot promises some relief for borrowers, lenders

    Certain provisions indicate lawmakers took the challenges and criticism of the first version to heart and made "PPP 2.0" more targeted, a consultant said.

    By Dec. 23, 2020
  • Fed allows banks to resume stock buybacks with limitations

    Just minutes after the Fed released stress test results Friday, JPMorgan Chase said its board approved a new share repurchase program of $30 billion. The central bank said it would continue to cap dividend payments through March.

    By Dec. 21, 2020
  • Yelp deposits $10M into 3 Black-owned banks

    The move follows an increase in banks and corporations earmarking funds for minority-owned depository institutions and racial equality initiatives following the May killing of George Floyd at the hands of police.

    By Dec. 17, 2020
  • FDIC releases final rule on controversial ILC charters

    The rule, which opponents argue eases the path for commercial companies to operate as banks without Federal Reserve oversight, comes as a growing number of nonbanks have recently applied for ILC charters.

    By Dec. 16, 2020
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    Bank tellers, loan officers should be in second group vaccinated, ABA says

    The trade group wrote to the CDC, saying customer-facing front-line bank employees should be allowed to get the COVID-19 vaccine after healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents.

    By Dec. 15, 2020
  • Deutsche could scatter half of its New York staff within 5 years, exec says

    "I'm optimistic that New York remains, to a degree, a hub," the bank's chief executive for the Americas told the Financial Times. "But that isn't maybe going to be relevant for all of those people." 

    By Dec. 15, 2020
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    State Street, UBS weigh merger of asset-management units

    The banks discussed a tie-up as early as 2012 and were close enough to a deal this summer that roles had been determined for top executives and brand names were being considered, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

    By Dec. 14, 2020
  • Huntington, TCF agree to all-stock merger

    The Columbus, Ohio-based bank will close all 97 of its branches located inside Meijer grocery stores in Michigan, and plans to shutter 198 overlapping branches in the state after the deal closes.

    By Updated Jan. 25, 2021