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Fifth Third launches ‘reimagined’ eBus with SpringFour
The eBus will travel to underserved communities across the bank’s footprint and give consumers access to around 24,000 nonprofit resources through its collaboration with the social impact fintech.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 8, 2024 -
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Chime dinged by CFPB for delayed customer refunds
“When Chime discovered the issue, we worked with our vendor to resolve the error and issued refunds to impacted consumers,” a Chime spokesman said, adding that most issues occurred in 2020 and 2021.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 7, 2024 -
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TrendlineThe Banking Dive Outlook on 2022
Some narratives in 2022, such as office returns, will seem like a logical progression from the year before. Others, such as the regulatory sphere and shift toward smaller M&A, may mark a big shift from the previous 12 months.
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FirstSun, HomeStreet seek charter change for merger
FirstSun opted for a Texas state charter to skirt oversight by the OCC. Executives said that agency is slowing the banks’ tie-up over concerns with HomeStreet's CRE exposure.
By Dan Ennis • May 6, 2024 -
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U.S. Bank promotes Kedia to president
Elevating the bank’s vice chair of wealth, corporate, commercial and institutional banking likely positions Gunjan Kedia as the successor to CEO Andy Cecere, a Piper Sandler analyst said.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 6, 2024 -
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TD faces DOJ probe over fentanyl-tied money laundering: report
Criminals allegedly laundered millions of dollars of fentanyl proceeds through TD branches in New York and New Jersey, according to The Wall Street Journal.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 3, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo shareholders reject union-busting audit
Workers at a handful of the bank’s 4,000 branches have made a splash in recent months by voting to unionize.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 1, 2024 -
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NYCB posts $335M loss, but shares jump on turnaround plan
CEO Joseph Otting said the lender has “identified an opportunity” to sell $5 billion in assets but declined to share details until a deal is final.
By Caitlin Mullen • May 1, 2024 -
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Morgan Stanley’s $20M bonuses draw proxy adviser’s fire
Glass Lewis recommended shareholders reject a pay package that gave one-time $20 million awards to the bank's newly minted CEO and his two fellow candidates to succeed James Gorman.
By Dan Ennis • April 30, 2024 -
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NYCB postpones annual meeting by 2 weeks
The bank, at the time of the delay, had yet to say when it would report first-quarter results. Those are coming Wednesday.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 30, 2024 -
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UMB to buy Heartland Financial for $2B
The deal will mark UMB’s largest acquisition in its 111-year history, increasing total assets by more than 40% to $64.5 billion.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 29, 2024 -
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Republic First is seized, assets sold to Fulton Bank
The first bank failure of 2024 punctuates the discord that has brewed at Republic First for more than two years. Fulton, meanwhile, will double its Philadelphia presence through the deal.
By Dan Ennis • April 26, 2024 -
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DOJ examines Capital One-Discover deal’s competitive angle
The Fed and the OCC extended their comment periods on the proposed acquisition until May 31. Capital One doesn’t “take any signaling” from the regulators’ decision, CEO Richard Fairbank said.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 26, 2024 -
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First Internet Bank CEO talks M&A, BaaS work
After its acquisition of First Century Bank fell through in 2022, First Internet built its own banking-as-a-service team, CEO David Becker said. It now counts startup Ramp as a client.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 24, 2024 -
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ColumnDive Deposits: Moynihan, Pick are loosening up earnings calls, with words
Seven comments from executives and officials show varying degrees of unexpected boldness during banks’ most straight-laced period.
By Dan Ennis • April 24, 2024 -
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Fintech One offers BNPL at Walmart stores: report
The move presents competition for BNPL provider Affirm, which has partnered with the retail giant since 2019.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 23, 2024 -
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Goldman sells Marcus Invest accounts to Betterment
When accounts transition in June, Goldman's three-year robo-advisory experiment will end, and the bank will shed another piece of its once-nascent consumer-banking business.
By Dan Ennis • April 23, 2024 -
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For Capital One and Discover, the 4th time may have been the charm
Discover rebuffed three Capital One pitches before agreeing to a deal, and talks halted for seven weeks, an SEC filing indicates.
By Dan Ennis • April 22, 2024 -
Truist CIO, chief audit officer leave bank
The bank, meanwhile, has added new leaders in its payments business and logged $70 million in restructuring charges in the first quarter, CEO Bill Rogers said Monday.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 22, 2024 -
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15 AGs put BofA on notice for ‘de-banking’ conservatives
“Your discriminatory behavior is a serious threat to free speech and religious freedom, is potentially illegal, and is causing political and regulatory backlash,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wrote.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 18, 2024 -
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Pathward to pay refunds, penalty tied to NY AG investigation
The bank, a frequent partner to fintechs, froze customer accounts and transferred money to debt collectors, violating state law, the NY AG’s office said.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 17, 2024 -
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TD names head of US consumer banking
Matt Boss will continue to oversee all consumer product teams, including credit cards and residential lending, which he’s done since 2020.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 17, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo CEO Scharf details asset cap limitations
When the cap is removed, the CEO anticipates Wells can further invest in its consumer or wealth businesses, build out its product offerings and be more aggressive on lending and deposits.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 16, 2024 -
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JPMorgan’s Dimon follows through on million-share sale
The CEO offloaded 178,222 shares of the bank, JPMorgan disclosed Monday, after selling 821,778 in February. The move underscores the ticking timeline toward Dimon's eventual handoff of power.
By Dan Ennis • April 16, 2024 -
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Wintrust to buy Michigan’s Macatawa Bank in $510M deal
The transaction, set to close in the second half of this year, would push the Illinois bank holding company's branch total to near 200 and its assets to the brink of $60 billion.
By Dan Ennis • April 16, 2024 -
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Q&ABofA evolves AI-powered assistant toward deeper digital integration
Six years into the Erica era, customers are taking advantage of the tool's insights as often as they're asking questions of it, said Nikki Katz, the bank's head of digital.
By Caitlin Mullen • April 15, 2024
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