Partners Bank finds a new buyer in Linkbancorp

The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter, positions Linkbancorp to extend into Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia, and gives Partners a boost after a tie-up with OceanFirst fell apart.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 27, 2023

Remitly to shutter digital banking platform Passbook

The Seattle-based remittance fintech launched Passbook in 2020. The product, however, hasn’t garnered significant overlap with existing customers, Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer said.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 27, 2023

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The Banking Dive Outlook on 2023

Harsher penalties, a fiercer fight over ESG philosophy and a more urgent push to regulate crypto appear poised to roil the finance sector in 2023.

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At Goldman, Fridays are for radical honesty

Looking ahead to its investor day Tuesday, the bank detailed a shortfall in set-asides and an expansion into a probe of credit-card practices.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 24, 2023

Citizens customers see repeat withdrawals from technical glitch

Some of the bank's account holders said they woke up Wednesday to negative balances and overdraft fees after Feb. 1 transactions were duplicated Feb. 22. The issue is resolved, the bank said.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 23, 2023

Wells Fargo cuts 500 more jobs in home lending

Cuts include a few top producers who attended a company-sponsored sales conference this month, as well as bankers who operated in areas outside of the bank’s branch footprint, according to CNBC.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 23, 2023

Citi boosts Fraser’s pay 8.9% to $24.5M

Fraser stands as the only CEO at a top-six U.S. bank to see a hike in compensation for 2022. She is tied with Wells Fargo’s Charlie Scharf for the lowest-paid among them.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 22, 2023

Is HSBC’s earnings report meant for an audience of one?

Its CEO cites a re-globalization that de-emphasizes Asia but still floats areas of growth on the continent and dangles an extra dividend perhaps aimed at quelling a breakup push from investor Ping An.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 21, 2023

Huntington CEO details reorganization plan

The bank is consolidating three business arms to help it derive more revenue from wealth management, which CEO Steve Steinour calls a “big growth area.”

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 17, 2023

Bank of America plans 200 investment-banking job cuts: report

A bank spokesperson last month said the Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender was not expecting "widespread" cuts.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 16, 2023

TD lays out 5-year, $50B community benefits plan tied to merger

The bank pledged to open at least 25 new branches and 25 ATMs in low- to moderate-income or majority-nonwhite markets, and to boost residential mortgage loans by 65% for LMI and nonwhite borrowers.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 16, 2023

Truist to sell 20% of insurance brokerage unit for $1.95B

The deal paves the way for future growth and enhances the competitiveness of the bank’s insurance business amid a rapidly consolidating industry, CEO Bill Rogers said.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 16, 2023

FTX-exposed Signature Bank’s CEO moves to advisory role

The bank's COO will first take the role of president March 1, and eventually relieve Joseph DePaolo of his CEO title.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 16, 2023

Latino-first neobank Comun raises $4.5M in seed funding

The challenger bank offers traditional financial services, including access to a checking account connected to a physical and virtual debit card, direct deposits for payroll and 24/7 support.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 15, 2023

First Miami Bank to be acquired for roughly $116M

This would mark United Community Banks’ second acquisition of 2023. Its purchase of Huntsville, Alabama-based Progress Financial closed in January.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 15, 2023

Delays in merger review should not become the norm: Fed’s Bowman

The 11 merger applications that received adverse public comments in the first half of 2022 were approved in 197 days, on average, compared with 65 days for those with no public comments, Bowman said.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 14, 2023

TD launches credit program for Black entrepreneurs

The Canadian bank’s latest effort to expand credit access to an underserved group will likely be touted to regulators and community groups as it looks to gain support ahead of its planned acquisition of First Horizon.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 14, 2023

Goldman’s Solomon says he should have started cuts earlier

The admission came at a meeting of the bank's partners last week, where an undercurrent of concern has reportedly led some to consider taking their complaints straight to the board.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 13, 2023

TD, First Horizon delay merger completion timeline to May

The banks “are fully committed to the merger and continue to make significant progress,” they said, citing ongoing work toward a community benefits plan.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 10, 2023

Fed unveils 2023 stress test scenarios

The severely adverse scenario boosts the unemployment rate to 10% by the third quarter of 2024, alongside a 38% and 40% plunge in house and commercial real estate prices, respectively.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 10, 2023

Goldman’s consumer-business chief is leaving

The bank hired Peeyush Nahar from Uber in 2021 to lead Marcus after two of the consumer bank's top executives left Goldman for Walmart's fintech startup.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 10, 2023

54 nonprofits oppose WaFd, Luther Burbank merger

A group led by the California Reinvestment Coalition wrote the FDIC with concerns that the deal poses fair-housing and systemic-risk concerns.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 9, 2023

New platform aims to bridge ‘translation layer’ between banks, fintechs

Former NYDIG and Quontic Bank CIO Patrick Sells wants to speed up the length of time it takes for banks to find a fintech whose services match their needs.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 8, 2023

Wells Fargo to pay $300M to settle auto-loan class action

The bank was aware in 2016 that it charged customers for unnecessary insurance but kept investors in the dark, shareholders claimed, in a case that was set for trial Feb. 27.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 8, 2023

Fed’s Barr urges banks to ‘eradicate’ discrimination

Barr encouraged banks to analyze their own lending decisions, focus on diversity within their organizations and recognize the "long shadow" of inequality.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Feb. 8, 2023

Biden unfairly lumps overdraft with ‘junk fees,’ trade groups say

“Instead of mischaracterizing an entire industry, policymakers ... should work in tandem with banks” to expand consumers’ access to financial tools that will help them weather economic challenges, CBA CEO Lindsey Johnson said.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 8, 2023