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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 alternativesBank 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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TrendlineArtificial intelligence
The heavily regulated banking sector rarely gets to trailblaze. But with AI, an all-in mentality is fueling both research and adoption.
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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 -
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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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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