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Fifth Third pledges $2.8B toward racial equity, inclusion
The bank aims to increase its mortgage lending by 31% while achieving parity in its top eight markets where Black Americans reside, and is targeting a 25% increase in small-business lending in majority-minority communities.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 11, 2020 -
Banks could face deadline for board diversity requirements
While most of Nasdaq's companies would have at least one woman director, many fail on the second tenet: to include an underrepresented minority.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 10, 2020 -
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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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The Banking Dive Awards for 2020
The government turned to banks and fintechs to help facilitate federal relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the executives and companies whose leadership stood out during the global crisis.
By Banking Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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Deal of the Year: American Express buys Kabbage
The fintech was growing beyond lending. The payment network was building beyond cards. Together, they saw the chance to expand outside of themselves.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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Company of the Year: Cross River Bank
A lean operation dependent on partnerships helped the New Jersey-based lender punch above its weight and process the third-highest number of PPP loans.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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Executive of the Year: Jill Castilla, Citizens Bank of Edmond
"A little bank in Oklahoma with one location can have a seat at the table because we have a network," Castilla said.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 9, 2020 -
How Bank of America's small-business strategy laid groundwork for PPP efforts
A 'digital plus human' strategy, combined with ongoing tech investments, helped position the nation's second-largest bank to deliver more than 343,000 of the coronavirus aid loans.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Dec. 8, 2020 -
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Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America diverge on bonuses
Banks usually move in lockstep on issues such as environmentally conscious investing, but compensation may prove an individual decision.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 7, 2020 -
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Stripe partners with Goldman, Citi to offer merchant bank accounts
Similar to Google's Plex accounts, Stripe's latest venture further demonstrates how banks are turning to fintech partnerships as a way to grow customers.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 4, 2020 -
Jurisdiction issue may threaten Citi's suit over errant $900M payment
Most defendants could proceed in the case, lawyers reassured a federal judge Thursday — a day after he questioned whether his venue was the proper setting for a trial set to begin Dec. 9.
By Dan Ennis • Updated Dec. 3, 2020 -
Fed, Treasury agree to extend PPP, 3 more lending facilities through March 31
A special investigator general, meanwhile, is investigating Mnuchin's November decision to claw back unused funds the CARES Act set aside for the Fed.
By Anna Hrushka • Updated Feb. 2, 2021 -
GM’s lending arm applies for ILC charter
The automaker's previous lending arm, GMAC, held an ILC charter until 2008, when the Federal Reserve gave emergency approval for it to become a bank holding company amid a trio of government bailouts worth $17.2 billion.
By Dan Ennis • Updated Dec. 18, 2020 -
OCC fines JPMorgan $250M over weak controls in its advisory business
Last week's fine from the OCC comes amid a surge of settlements some banks may be looking to secure before the Biden administration takes office.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 25, 2020 -
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Behind BNY Mellon's war against B2B checks
Peer-to-peer payments have made consumer transactions cheap and efficient. BNY Mellon wants to do that for business payments, with additional communication, reporting and security measures.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Nov. 25, 2020 -
Why Seattle Bank allied itself with Google
"The banking experience is just ripe for a Tesla-Peloton kind of experience, and we don't have that today. I think Google clearly can help drive that, and that's pretty cool," Seattle Bank's CEO said.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 24, 2020 -
Banks whose assets grew amid PPP get temporary relief from regulators
The interim final rule will give banks more time to either reduce their balance sheets or prepare for the stricter regulatory and reporting standards associated with the higher asset thresholds, the agencies said.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 23, 2020 -
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Montana banks prepare to navigate regulatory haze upon legalizing pot
"At this point, we're all just holding our breath, hoping we figure it out and the banks stay out of trouble," the president and CEO of the Montana Bankers Association said.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 18, 2020 -
Court dismisses loan agents' case seeking cut of banks' PPP processing fees
Plaintiffs alleged the CARES Act entitles them to up to 1% of the processing fees. A judge on Monday said the complaint was "too generalized," but gave the agents 21 days to file a new claim.
By Dan Ennis • Nov. 18, 2020 -
Moven, Q2 aim to debut digital 'bank-in-a-box' in January
"Now any bank can have its own Marcus or Chime in a matter of a few weeks," said Paul Walker, general manager of Q2's banking-as-a-service division.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 17, 2020 -
SEC charges 2 ex-Wells Fargo executives with misleading investors
The regulator settled charges against former CEO John Stumpf for $2.5 million, and will litigate fraud charges against former community bank chief Carrie Tolstedt in court in connection to the bank's 2016 fake accounts scandal.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 13, 2020 -
Goldman’s 60 new partners are fewer, more diverse than in years past
Thirty-two (53%) are white men, the slightest representation on record for that group. CEO David Solomon opened new investment perks to partners this year, but aimed to keep the list tight while recognizing more than just traders.
By Dan Ennis • Nov. 13, 2020 -
Twitter to invest $100M in CDFIs in effort to combat racial wealth gap
The social media giant follows a growing number of corporations, including Netflix and PayPal, that have embarked on similar initiatives to funnel more capital to Black and Latinx financial institutions and businesses.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 13, 2020 -
Deutsche researchers propose 5% tax on remote workers, post-pandemic
The tax could generate $48 billion a year, which could fund $1,500 grants for 29 million lower earners in the U.S., the researchers said.
By Dan Ennis • Nov. 13, 2020 -
Lenders face tough decisions as commercial bankruptcy filings mount
"What I think might be the surprise of 2021 to lenders is the value of their collateral is going to be less than what they think it is, at least in the distressed spaces," attorney Jim Lodoen said.
By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 12, 2020 -
JPMorgan drops from top of FSB's list of systemically important banks
The lower ranking means any instability at the largest U.S. bank puts the global financial system at less risk. Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo also ranked less risky, according to the panel's assessment Wednesday.
By Dan Ennis • Nov. 12, 2020
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