Fleet Financial Group's talks to buy Advanta Corp. have
Speculation on how much the credit card operation would command ranged
Bank analyst Michael Granger of Fox-Pitt Kelton Inc. said it would make
This year 100% of Advanta's profits are coming from the noncard
Market sources said General Electric Corp. remains in the bidding but
"Fundamentally, GE is very skilled at fixing things that are broken,"
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she believes there is a feasible path forward for the revised capital reform proposal, emphasizing the importance of making broad changes informed by industry feedback to achieve broad consensus among Federal Reserve board members.
But views are split, at least in the near-term on whether rising mortgage rates are holding back the Spring home purchase season.
The Office of the Attorney General in New York says the bank violated the state's Exempt Income Protection Act, illegally transferring customers' money to debt collectors.
The Providence, Rhode Island, company is having discussions with private wealth management teams elsewhere as it seeks to expand its fledgling private bank. In just three months, private banking deposits doubled to $2.4 billion.
After the Minneapolis-based company reported stubbornly high commercial deposit costs, it reduced its full-year forecast for net interest income by $200 million-$500 million.
