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Comerica lays off 250, closes 26 branches
Dubbing the cuts “expense re-calibration efforts,” CFO Jim Herzog said the bank is now better positioned to enhance its funding base, revenue mix, capital efficiency and risk management framework.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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NBT CEO John Watt to step down in May
Scott Kingsley, the Norwich, New York-based bank's CFO, will assume the top role upon Watt’s retirement.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 23, 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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Fifth Third aims to open 31 branches this year in a bet on Southeast
The bank wants to establish about a 50/50 balance between Southeast and Midwest markets, CEO Tim Spence said. Fifth Third plans to boost its Southeast headcount in commercial banking by up to 15%, Bloomberg reported.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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JPMorgan’s Dimon, after 4% raise, got $36M in 2023
A breakdown of the CEO’s salary shows $1.5 million in base salary and $34.5 million in performance-based variable incentive compensation — $5 million of which will be in cash and the rest in stock.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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First Republic ‘fraudulently’ recruited brokers before collapse, plaintiffs say
Alexander Kadish and Nicholas Davey had profitable careers at Morgan Stanley before First Republic execs lured them to work for the bank with omissions and false representations, they allege.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Citizens trimmed 650 jobs in Q4
Among bright spots in the quarter, the lender launched its private bank, which it expects to break even in the second half of this year.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Varo rolls out free tax prep and filing tool with Column Tax
All Varo Bank customers can access the tax filing service, which uses pre-filled data based on user information and helps to file taxes in less than 15 minutes, the lender said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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FirstSun, HomeStreet to merge
FirstSun will function as the acquirer in the all-stock deal, which upon completion, will create a $17 billion-asset bank.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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CFPB proposal would cut overdraft fees as low as $3
Overdraft fees would be reclassified as extensions of credit, forcing banks to disclose an APR. Banks would also choose whether to charge customers a "break-even" fee or an amount set by the CFPB.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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JPMorgan Securities to pay SEC $18M
A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation found that the firm kept clients from reaching out to the SEC to report potential violations.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Top 6 banks dole out $9.4B toward FDIC special fee in Q4
JPMorgan Chase paid the largest share, at $2.9 billion, to replenish the agency’s deposit insurance fund following last year's bank failures. The bank reported $49.6 billion in annual net income.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Citi to cut 20K jobs in ‘medium term’
The bank said it expects to incur as much as $1 billion in severance and restructuring costs this year as part of the cuts.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Citi flags $3.8B hit on charges, reserves
In an SEC filing on Wednesday, Citi said fourth-quarter profit will be impacted by charges and reserves related to international exposures, its restructuring plan and the FDIC’s special assessment.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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TD execs knew in November 2022 about DOJ’s probe into AML: report
Regulatory scrutiny of TD's AML practices has long been rumored as the catalyst for the May 2023 collapse of the bank's proposed $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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Deep DiveBarr hints at looming changes for emergency fund, capital requirements
A post-SVB lending facility may end in March as scheduled, the Fed supervisory czar indicated. Meanwhile, the public looks to get a louder say on the impact of new capital rules.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Ex-Wells, JPMorgan exec tapped to lead mortgage firm Mr. Cooper
Michael Weinbach, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, will be responsible for leading Mr. Cooper’s operations, including originations, servicing and technology, the firm said.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Barclays slashes 5,000 jobs in cost-cutting effort
The London-based bank said it cut 5,000 roles from its global workforce of 84,000 last year in a bid to "simplify and reshape the business.”
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 9, 2024 -
Truist to close 72 locations by March
Truist CEO Bill Rogers announced plans to consolidate the bank’s branch network in September, part of a $750 million cost-cutting effort. The 72 branches make up about 3.5% of the bank's footprint.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 4, 2024 -
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Bank groups flag concerns with CFPB’s open banking proposal
The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House want the consumer watchdog to take a tougher stance on screen scraping, and allow banks to charge fees to cover the cost of enabling data sharing.
By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 3, 2024 -
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ColumnIt may be loose-end season at BNP Paribas
France's largest lender agreed to pay up to €600 million to borrowers who used a mortgage product that soured amid a debt crisis. But the specter of an anti-money laundering probe looms.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 3, 2024 -
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Big banks cut 62K positions in 2023: report
UBS, perhaps unsurprisingly, led with 13,000, according to a tally by the Financial Times. But Wells Fargo, at 12,000, wasn't far behind — and said it set aside up to $1 billion more for severance.
By Dan Ennis • Jan. 2, 2024 -
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Provident, Lakeland extend merger agreement
The deal, originally projected to close earlier this year, has been extended through March.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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Canada approves RBC’s $10B deal for HSBC unit
The largest domestic deal in Canadian history comes with strings. Notably, RBC must establish a global banking hub in Vancouver and boost staffing by 10% at its client operations center in Winnipeg.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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Citi to shutter distressed-debt business: reports
Exiting the space would affect 20 positions, Bloomberg reported. The move comes roughly a week after Citi chose to wind down its municipal business by the end of March.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 21, 2023 -
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Neobank Bunq rolls out customer-facing gen AI tool
The new tool, called Finn, replaces the search function on Bunq’s app, allowing consumers to plan their finances, budget, navigate the platform and find transactions.
By Anna Hrushka • Dec. 20, 2023
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