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Not a charity: How neobanks First Boulevard, Greenwood tackle wealth bias
"This is a bank. We're here to empower Black America, but why are you assuming that that means we're helping poor people?" First Boulevard COO Asya Bradley said at Money20/20 in Las Vegas.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 29, 2021 -
TD rolls out executive shakeup, names new US CEO
Leo Salom, TD's head of wealth management and insurance, will succeed Greg Braca as U.S. CEO on Jan. 1. Braca will move to a newly created role of vice chair of the bank's U.S. arm.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 29, 2021 -
Explore the Trendline➔
wildpixel via Getty ImagesTrendlineThe 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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How Citi and Congress have turned the past week into 'Round 2'
A warning about "significant" charges over the bank's South Korea operations — and a contentious messaging war around bank data reporting — have given recent days a sense of deja vu.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 28, 2021 -
Valley Bank unveils payments app for cannabis businesses
Valley Bank is partnering with a large processor to offer the service, which is similar to using a reloadable Starbucks wallet gift card, Chief Digital Product Officer Stuart Cook said.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 27, 2021 -
Why Green Dot is bullish on brick-and-mortar retail
CEO Dan Henry said he is confident Green Dot's partnerships with select retailers that are expanding help it fulfill a need for a demographic that still relies heavily on cash.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 26, 2021 -
Pandemic widens mobile's lead as preferred way to bank, survey finds
About 44% of customers rated mobile the top option since the pandemic began — an 11-point jump from pre-COVID times, according to the ABA. Over that time, in-branch visits fell by the same margin.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 26, 2021 -
Wells Fargo aims to debut revamped mobile app, virtual assistant next year
The bank's digital user interactions trail JPMorgan and Bank of America. But Wells last year brought onboard an executive who helped develop BofA's Erica.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 25, 2021 -
Citi agrees to undergo racial audit
The bank joins institutions such as BlackRock and Morgan Stanley in agreeing to such a probe. Shareholders held off on the prospect of a racial audit in April, with the motion gaining 38% approval.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 25, 2021 -
DOJ, CFPB and OCC link up to crack down on redlining
Jackson, Mississippi-based Trustmark Bank told the agencies it would pay $5 million to settle allegations it engaged in discriminatory lending practices from 2014 to 2018.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 22, 2021 -
Ally to return to credit cards with $750M deal to buy Fair Square Financial
The deal is expected to close in early 2022. The Detroit lender abandoned credit cards in 2019 in favor of point-of-sale lending, then reneged on plans to merge with subprime card lender CardWorks last year.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 22, 2021 -
Vast Bank's new platform aims for the 'crypto curious'
"Banks for centuries have been safe keepers and custodians of what people value," said CEO Brad Scrivner. "And in today's world, that's now digital assets."
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 21, 2021 -
Overdraft fees jump to $33.58 record average
The average surcharge for using out-of-network ATMs, however, fell to a 10-year low, according to a Bankrate survey.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 21, 2021 -
German regulator BaFin caps neobank N26's European growth
The limit — to no more than 70,000 new users a month — is "a temporary measure," the neobank's chief growth officer said, meant to allow N26 to focus on strengthening internal processes and frameworks.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 19, 2021 -
Capital One to acquire healthcare investment bank TripleTree
Capital One's latest move puts the $423 billion-asset bank in the company of several other lenders, including KeyBank and JPMorgan, which have made recent investments in the healthcare space.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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No profit worries? Earnings week still served up drama
BNPL, crypto, bonuses, regulatory woes and even office layout bubbled up as subplots among Wall Street's heavy hitters.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 18, 2021 -
Truist nets $1.6B profit, marks major conversion milestone in Q3
"We're committed to having a business that has positive operating leverage and has industry leading efficiency," new CEO Bill Rogers said Friday. "I feel more confident about that today than I did the day we announced the merger."
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 15, 2021 -
PNC sees double-digit boon in revenue, deposits and loans
The bump comes during the first full quarter during which BBVA USA assets were included. The bank converted systems and branches in seven states this month to the PNC brand.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 15, 2021 -
Citi's profit climbs 48% for Q3 as it releases $1.6B in reserves
The bank's global consumer banking revenue fell by 13% as it shed its Australia operations, but investment banking revenue saw a 39% jump.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 14, 2021 -
Bank of America sees 58% Q3 profit jump
The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender reported a 23% jump in investment-banking fees, record consumer deposits, and a $1.1 billion release of loan-loss reserves Thursday.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 14, 2021 -
Wells Fargo reports 59% profit bump amid $1.7B release in reserves
CEO Charlie Scharf said he thinks the bank is "making significant progress" against the bank's regulatory hurdles, "though we may continue to have setbacks along the way."
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 14, 2021 -
JPMorgan's $2.1B reserve release drives 24% profit spike
The bank's $2.1 billion release of credit reserves this quarter eclipses the $569 million it unlocked in the prior year.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 13, 2021 -
Umpqua, Columbia to merge in $5.2B, all-stock deal
The transaction, slated to close in mid-2022, would create a $50 billion-asset bank that would operate branches in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 12, 2021 -
Overdraft alternatives
Citizens Bank launches feature to reverse overdraft
Customers who overdraw would have until 10 p.m. Eastern time the next business day to transfer enough funds to make the account balance positive. The bank added the offering to all of its checking accounts Oct. 1.
By Dan Ennis • Oct. 8, 2021 -
Bank of America offers $200 award to vaccinated, in-office Merrill Lynch staff
Eligible staff must come to the office at least eight times between early October and mid-November and be fully vaccinated by mid-November, publications reported.
By Robin Bradley • Oct. 7, 2021 -
Liberty Bank's Tri-State acquisition to form largest Black-owned bank in US
The deal, which will form an institution with more than $1 billion in assets, will allow Liberty Bank to expand its loan limit for qualified borrowers from about $1.2 million to $5 million, the bank said.
By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 7, 2021