ZURICH - Credit Suisse. Switzerland's third-largest bank, confirmed it was negotiating to buy Gewerbebank Baden, a Swiss regional bank with assets equal to $1.3 billion.
Brown Boveri, the engineering company, had announced earlier that it was discussing the sale of its majority stake in the bank.
Gewerbebank Baden's board president, Kurt Graber. said if the deal went through, he expected Credit Suisse to make an offer to buy out the minority shareholders.
According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks, with survey respondents expressing heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.
The Alabama regional lender says it expects expenses to taper off this year and anticipates challenged loans will gradually rise to historically average levels.
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The Dallas-based regional bank tapped a client for its co-pilot capabilities, where employees can message a bot instead of a human to get tech assistance.
Leaders of ORNL Federal Credit Union are piloting Zest AI's new artificial intelligence-powered assistant to ensure equitable underwriting practices and measure performance against similar institutions.
Powered by younger, affluent cardholders, American Express saw a 6% increase in billed business during the first quarter, while weak growth still plagues its small-business segment.
