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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has agreed to pay $117 million for online banking startup Simple.
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BBVA Compass has leased space in the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce building for a loan production office.
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BBVA Compass (BBVA) of Birmingham, Ala., has opened two new banking centers in The Woodlands, Texas, a fast-growing suburb north of Houston.
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BBVA Compass reported a 28% drop in profits in the fourth quarter from the same period in 2012, to $68.8 million, as revenue, interest income and noninterest income all declined.
February 5
Fueled by strong loan and deposit growth, BBVA Compass in Birmingham, Ala., said Thursday that its first-quarter profits climbed 4% from the same period last year, to $114 million.
The $73.3 billion-asset company, a unit of Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, said that total loans were up 15% from prior year levels, to $52.8 billion. Chief Executive Manolo Sanchez attributed the growth to robust demand for commercial and industrial loans.
Deposits increased 9% to $57.1 billion, driven by a 19% uptick in noninterest bearing deposits, while noninterest income rose 38%, to $203 million.
Additionally, noninterest expenses declined 5% from the prior year, to $519 million, due primarily to a A 63% dip in Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. indemnification expenses and a 22% drop in amortization of intangibles.
Earnings were also aided by improved credit quality. The company said that net chargeoffs as a percentage of average loans fell 10 basis points year over year, to 0.24%.
