HMBradley ends waitlist after landing new sponsor bank

The neobank tapped NYCB as its new sponsor bank after its former partner struggled to keep up with the rapid deposit growth.

By Anna Hrushka • March 8, 2023

WaFd fintech spinoff Archway launches after $15M funding round

“We’re trying to close that digital divide so the community and regional banks can really foster those relationships without making them sacrifice the technology side,” said Dustin Hubbard, Archway’s president.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 8, 2023

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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.

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Kraken ‘on track’ to launch bank despite headwinds

"We're going to have those pens with the little ball chains ... and attach them to the desks of Wall Street banks everywhere. With our logo," Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori said on a podcast.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 7, 2023

First Fidelity Bank enters BaaS space with Episode Six partnership

Unifimoney, a San Francisco-based multi-asset digital wealth management platform, is the first customer to go live with the new BaaS solution.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 1, 2023

First Horizon warns TD deal may be in limbo

The Tennessee bank, in a filing Wednesday, said TD does not expect regulatory approval by the deal's May 27 extended deadline. That could fuel analysts’ questions at TD’s earnings call Thursday.

By Dan Ennis • March 1, 2023

Ohio bank reaches $9M redlining settlement with DOJ

Newark, Ohio-based Park National Bank failed to provide home loans in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Columbus area between 2015 and 2021, the agency said.

By Anna Hrushka • March 1, 2023

Goldman pins its hopes on asset and wealth management

The bank is “considering strategic alternatives” to its consumer business, CEO David Solomon said at Goldman's investor day, without elaborating.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 28, 2023

Connecticut AG seeks more authority after M&T-People’s United deal

The state's top lawyer said his office received more than 400 complaints following the acquisition. A proposed bill would let him look at them further.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 27, 2023

Partners Bank finds a new buyer in LinkBank

The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter, positions LinkBank 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

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

United Community Banks to acquire Miami lender for roughly $116M

First National Bank of South Miami would be the South Carolina bank network's second acquisition of 2023. United Community's 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